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Auto Spares Station Yard Frating Road Thorrington Colchester Essex CO7 8HT

21/01242/CMTRCounty MatterRefused

Refused on 31 January 2022

Council decision: Determination refused by another Authty

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use of land to form extension of vehicle breakers yard, including processing of end-of-life vehicles, new access, erection of new operational building, new internal road and turn area, parking and storage of vehicles & metals, landscaping, noise fencing, infrastructure and ancillary works.

Received
9 July 2021
Ward
Alresford & Elmstead
  1. Received9 Jul
  2. Validated9 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Jul
  5. Decided31 Jan

Decided in 206 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Auto Spares Station Yard Frating Road Thorrington Colchester Essex CO7 8HT. Tendring has handled 123 applications of this type. This one was decided in 206 days, 22 weeks longer than Tendring's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Alresford & Elmstead. We hold 2,580 applications in total for the CO7 postcode area.

89% of all applications at Tendring District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CO7 8HT
Application type
County Matter
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thorrington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 July 2021
Target decision date
25 July 2021
Permission expires
31 January 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
16 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
22/00049/CMTRAP
Appeal status
Decided
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed

Appeal history

3301961
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 October 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Jul

    Details pursuant to condition 7 (cycle and powered two-wheel vehicle parking facilities) of planning…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01009/CMTR
  2. 2025
    27 Feb

    Planning Application - Change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a mixed-use comprising a…

    PendingFull Application25/00336/FUL
  3. 2025
    3 Jan

    Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension - Proposed single…

    RefusedHouseholder25/00006/HHPNOT
  4. 2021
    26 Jul

    Proposed change of use of land to form extension of vehicle breakers yard, including processing of…

    ApprovedCounty Matter21/01324/CMTR
  5. 2020
    16 Oct

    Proposed extension to existing metals recycling facility, including processing of end-of-life vehicles, new…

    ApprovedCounty Matter20/01469/CMTR
  6. 2016
    22 Nov

    Change of use of land to form minor extension of vehicle breaker's yard including alterations to crossover…

    ApprovedCounty Matter16/01913/CMTR

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