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Split Decision3 September 20253367140

Comarques Farm Buildings Colchester Road, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0LA

Planning appeal 3367140 at Comarques Farm Buildings Colchester Road, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0LA (Tendring District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 September 2025 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO (Appeal A only).

the change of use of Class B1 (now Class E) commercial unit in to four residential dwelling units

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Grierson E
Postcode
CO16 0LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO (Appeal A only)
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety (both appeals)

What decided it

For Appeal A: absence of evidence that the Class E use was lawful and subsisting for the required 2-year continuous period before the application date, as the temporary permission expired in 2002 and no evidence of subsequent lawful use was provided. For Appeal B: the access provides adequate width and visibility splays to safely accommodate the traffic generation from four residential units without harm to highway safety.

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