Auto Spares, Station Yard, Great Bentley Road, Thorrington, CO7 8HY
Approved on 17 September 2026
Council decision: Granted20 conditions
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Proposal
Continuation of development without compliance with condition 11 (submission of noise monitoring scheme) of planning permission ref: ESS/65/21/TEN, approved on appeal ref: APP/Z1585/W/22/3301961 to vary the wording of condition 11
- Received
- 29 June 2026
- Council
- Essex County Council
- Ward
- Brightlingsea ED
- ReceivedReceived29 Jun
- ValidatedValidated1 Jul
- Consult.Consultation30 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Sep
Decided in 78 days (council typically 35)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Auto Spares, Station Yard, Great Bentley Road, Thorrington, CO7 8HY. Essex has handled 306 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 6 weeks longer than Essex's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across Brightlingsea ED. We hold 2,585 applications in total for the CO7 postcode area.
97% of conditions applications at Essex County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CO7 8HY
- Application type
- Removal/Variation of Condition CC
- Parish
- Thorrington CP
- District
- Tendring District
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 30 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 30 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 22 Post Office Road Broomfield Chelmsford CM1 7AD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Tom Sycamore
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202028 Sep
Change of use of land to form extension of vehicle breakers yard, including processing of end-of-life…
RefusedFull Planning Application ESSESS/113/20/TEN - 202028 Sep
Extension to existing metals recycling facility, including processing of end-of-life vehicles, new access…
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Source: Essex
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For the applicant
Need an ecological survey or mitigation plan? Ecologists near this site
Condition 13 on the decision asks for this.
Consultants on this application
- Skilled Ecology Consultancy Limited · Named in the conditions: Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- 6.6 miColchesterRTPIRICS Regulated
- 6.9 miWest Mersea
- 17.6 miBrightwell
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
- North Essex Compliance Testing LimitedElectrician0.4 mi
- M P F ElectricalElectrician0.4 mi
- A Dewar LtdElectrician0.5 mi
- E Wright Wood Burner Installer & Chimney SweepSolid Fuel Heating0.9 mi
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