Site South of Thorpe Hall Gardens Lifehouse Drive Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0JF

1. 19 Oct 2026

   Received by Tendring

2. 26 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 December 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.

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• Site South of Thorpe Hall Gardens Thorpe Le Soken Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 0FP

  26/00281/FUL Submitted 19 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Planning Application - Erection of 12 no. detached single storey dwellings together with associated infrastructure.

  Refused Full applications 56 docs
  Small domestic

• Land East of Lifehouse Drive Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0FP

  26/00279/FUL Submitted 19 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~24 Apr

  Planning Application - Erection of 15 detached single storey dwellings together with associated infrastructure.

  Decided Full applications 57 docs
  Small domestic

• Land East of Lifehouse Drive Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0FP

  26/01175/FUL Submitted 29 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

  Planning Application - Erection of 9 detached single storey dwellings together with associated infrastructure.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 29 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 Byng Crescent Thorpe Le Soken Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 0JB

  23/01538/FUL Submitted 30 Oct 2023 150 yards away

  Proposed new 2 bedroom dwelling.

  Refused Full applications 18 docs
  Domestic

• Land South of Frinton Road Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0HS

  21/02075/DETAIL Submitted 8 Dec 2021 200 yards away

  Reserved Matters application pursuant to application 18/00098/OUT (allowed on Appeal ref. APP/P1560/W/18/3209480) considering Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale for 10 detached single storey dwellings.

  Granted Full applications 90 docs
  Small domestic

• Dairy Cottage Hall Lane Thorpe Le Soken Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 0JG

  24/00327/WTREX Submitted 4 Mar 2024 200 yards away

  Four dead trees - Fell to ground level.

  Granted Trees

• 26/01653/FUL Awaiting decision

  Land adjacent 30 Abbigail Gardens Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 6QS

  Planning Application - Construction of bungalow

  Received 23 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 26/01647/FUL Awaiting decision

  Pond Farm Clacton Road Weeley Heath Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9DZ

  Planning Application - Change of use of land from paddock to garden land including an area of astro turf.

  Received 22 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 26/01643/FUL Awaiting decision

  28 - 30 Wellesley Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 3PP

  Planning Application - Change of use from a residential care home (Use Class C2) to a hotel (Use Class C1).

  Received 21 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/01631/FUL Awaiting decision

  9 Parade Drive Dovercourt Harwich Essex CO12 5FB

  Planning Application - Retrospective change of use of dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a mixed use as a dwelling house and home-based child minding and private tutoring (sui generis).

  Received 20 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 26/01628/FUL Awaiting decision

  102 Holland Road Little Clacton Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9RU

  Planning Application - Erection of two detached dwelling with access from Holland Road (following demolition of existing dwelling).

  Received 19 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Full applications