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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886 approved · 122 refused · 20 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
The Ford Ford Lane Alresford Colchester Essex CO7 8BB
Received 3 Aug 202630 Credon Drive Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 4QX
Received 4 Aug 2026Hill Farm Bromley Road Colchester Essex CO7 7SE
Received 3 Aug 2026Hill Farm Bromley Road Colchester Essex CO7 7SE
Received 3 Aug 2026Land South of Thorpe Road Weeley Essex CO16 9AJ
Received 3 Aug 2026130 Pole Barn Lane Frinton On Sea Essex CO13 9NG
Received 3 Aug 2026St Osyth Church Church Square St Osyth Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 8NU
Received 4 Aug 2026Woodlands Farm Rectory Road Weeley Heath Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9BL
Received 4 Aug 2026Merryday Cottage 80 Second Avenue Frinton On Sea Essex CO13 9LX
Received 5 Aug 202655 Greenview Park Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 4LZ
Received 5 Aug 20263 Harcourt Avenue Dovercourt Harwich Essex CO12 4NT
Received 5 Aug 20263 Harcourt Avenue Dovercourt Harwich Essex CO12 4NT
Received 5 Aug 2026Existing MUGA Within Crossways Recreation Ground Crossways Jaywick Essex CO15 2NB
Received 5 Aug 202623 Ingrams Piece Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7PZ
Received 5 Aug 2026Anvil Barn The Stackyd Clay Lane St Osyth Essex CO16 8HH
Received 5 Aug 2026The Partridge Retreat Clay Lane St Osyth Essex CO16 8HH
Received 5 Aug 2026Land at South Hall Farm Oakley Road Dovercourt Essex CO12 5DN
Received 5 Aug 2026Land South East of 75 Frinton Road Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0HS
Received 5 Aug 2026St Osyth Priory The Bury St Osyth Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 8NZ
Received 5 Aug 202630 The Drive Dovercourt Harwich Essex CO12 3SU
Received 5 Aug 202624 The Esplanade Frinton On Sea Essex CO13 9AU
Received 5 Aug 2026Oakwood Inn Frinton Road Holland On Sea Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 5UT
Received 6 Aug 2026O/S 22 Fronks Avenue Dovercourt Essex CO12 3RX
Received 7 Aug 2026The Mill Station Road Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RS
Received 7 Aug 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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