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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Tendring District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
886 approved · 122 refused · 20 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Mar 2022 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
St Osyth Lodge Farm Clacton Road St Osyth Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 8HF
Received 27 Apr 2026Abbots Manor Church Hill Lawford Manningtree Essex CO11 2JX
Received 27 Apr 2026Outside 549 Main Road Harwich Essex CO12 4NH
Received 28 Apr 202632 Church Street Harwich Essex CO12 3EA
Received 27 Apr 202632 Church Street Harwich Essex CO12 3EA
Received 27 Apr 2026Woodside Wrabness Road Ramsey Harwich Essex CO12 5NE
Received 27 Apr 20266 Holland Road Frinton On Sea Essex CO13 9DH
Received 27 Apr 2026Land adjoining Ipswich Road and Wick Lane Ardleigh Essex CO7 7QL
Received 27 Apr 2026Haven Veterinary Practice 138 Elm Tree Avenue Walton On The Naze Essex CO14 8TF
Received 27 Apr 2026Rear of 115 Connaught Avenue Frinton On Sea Essex CO13 9PS
Received 27 Apr 2026Land adjoining Ipswich Road and Wick Lane Ardleigh Essex CO7 7QL
Received 28 Apr 2026North Field Firs Caravan Park 29 - 31 London Road Little Clacton Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9RN
Received 28 Apr 2026South Field Firs Caravan Park 29 - 31 London Road Little Clacton Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9RN
Received 28 Apr 2026702 St Johns Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 8BN
Received 28 Apr 2026Land rear of Stoney Acres Robinson Road Brightlingsea Essex CO7 0ST
Received 28 Apr 20261 Ladysmith Avenue Brightlingsea Colchester Essex CO7 0JB
Received 28 Apr 202614 Wignall Street Lawford Manningtree Essex CO11 2JG
Received 29 Apr 2026Briary Cottage Tendring Road Stones Green Harwich Essex CO12 5DG
Received 29 Apr 20268 The Oaks Great Oakley Harwich Essex CO12 5FN
Received 29 Apr 2026McDonalds Restaurant Unit 1 Teardrop Site Williamsburg Avenue Harwich Essex CO12 4GA
Received 29 Apr 2026Land at Riverside Avenue West Lawford Essex
Received 29 Apr 2026Sonnenburg Plot 1 rear of Hill Farm Clacton Road Elmstead Colchester Essex CO7 7DG
Received 29 Apr 2026Maris Otter House 36 Barley Close Mistley Manningtree Essex CO11 1GA
Received 29 Apr 2026Rear of The Lodge Lodge Lane Tendring Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 0BS
Received 29 Apr 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Tendring District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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