Planning application
South of Ankerdene Whitehall Lane Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0AH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for conversion of an agricultural building into a residential dwelling unit.
As published by the council, reference 26/00453/COUNOT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00453/COUNOT
- Type
- Change of Use Prior Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland
- Parish
- Thorpe Le Soken Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO16 0AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2026
Received by Tendring
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tendring granted permission on 8 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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