74 Chelmsford Road Holland On Sea Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 5DJ

1. 1.Highway Safety and Parking The proposed change of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C2 children's care home would, by reason of the level of staffing associated with the use, including four staff members on-site at any one time and increased activity during staff shift changes, result in a significant shortfall in off-street parking provision. The application site is only capable of accommodating one usable off-street parking space and the proposal would therefore lead to overspill parking within Chelmsford Road, a relatively narrow residential road where existing on-street parking pressures are already evident. The resulting on-street parking demand would likely give rise to obstruction of the carriageway and footways, increased conflict between highway users, and unacceptable harm to highway safety and residential amenity. The adverse impacts would therefore significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in the NPPF taken as a whole. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies LP10, SPL3 and CP1 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond, and Paragraphs 115 and 116 of the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

CO15 5DJ

Date validated

25 March 2026