Planning application
Rose & Thorn 469 Main Road Harwich Essex CO12 4HT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to convert ground floor of 2 storey building from existing cafe to residential.
As published by the council, reference 26/01438/COUNOT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01438/COUNOT
- Type
- Change of Use Prior Notification
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Dovercourt All Saints
- Parish
- Harwich Town Council
- Postcode
- CO12 4HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Tendring
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29 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tendring took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tendring for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tendring decided prior approval applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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