Planning in Tendring
Tendring District Council decides planning applications across the whole peninsula. Its Local Plan comes in two parts: a shared strategic Section 1, prepared jointly with Braintree and Colchester, and Tendring's own Section 2, which contains the detailed policies used to decide most applications.
What that means in practice depends on where you are:
- Historic towns and villages. Manningtree, Mistley, Old Harwich, Dedham's edges and many village centres have conservation areas, and the district has a large number of listed buildings, from timber-framed cottages to Georgian townhouses.
- The coast. Frinton, Walton and Clacton have their own character and design expectations, and parts of the coastline fall within flood zones, which affects new homes and extensions.
- Protected estuaries. The Stour estuary and Hamford Water are internationally protected for wildlife. New homes within reach of the coast usually need a contribution to the Essex Coast RAMS scheme.
- Countryside sites. Outside settlement boundaries, new homes face tighter policies, although barn conversions, replacement dwellings and Class Q can still be options.
How we help in Tendring
Because we're local, site visits are quick and we know the streets, the conservation areas and the planning officers well. We regularly handle:
- Extensions and alterations, including in conservation areas
- Listed building consent, including windows and doors
- Conversions of outbuildings and coach houses into homes
- New homes on infill and garden plots
- Retrospective applications and appeals
You can also see some of our recent Tendring projects.
Our services in Tendring
Who'll handle your project: Benjamin Plunkett, our Managing Director and Planning & Heritage Consultant, is your point of contact from the first site visit to the decision. Charlie Plunkett MCIAT produces the drawings.
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