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Day Nursery at 93 Fronks Road Dovercourt Harwich Essex CO12 4EQ

Granted Tendring 26/00545/COUNOT Change of Use Prior Notification

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for proposed change of use from Children's Day Care centre to a single dwelling house (C3) with no structural or external aesthetic alterations.

As published by the council, reference 26/00545/COUNOT

Application record

Reference
26/00545/COUNOT
Type
Change of Use Prior Notification
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Decided
28 May 2026
Ward
Dovercourt Bay
Parish
Harwich Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO12 4EQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Tendring

  2. 8 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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