The Birches Golden Lane Thorpe Le Soken Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 0LE

1. 1.Policy SPL3 (Part A) of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond (Section
2. 2.requires that development relates well to its site and surroundings, particularly in relation to its scale. The site is located in an unsustainable location outside of any settlement development boundary where the principle of new dwellings is not supported by Policies SP3 and SPL2 of the Tendring District Local Plan. The proposed annexe, would have a footprint three times the size of the host residential unit and includes three bedrooms, a bathroom, a lounge, kitchenette and large lean-to porch. The scale of accommodation proposed represents a building that is capable of functioning as a self-contained dwelling with no identified dependence on the host residential unit. In determining whether accommodation constitutes a genuinely ancillary annexe, regard must be had to the scale and physical and functional relationship with the host residential unit, including whether the accommodation would remain subordinate to and operate in association with the established residential use, rather than forming an independent residential unit. For these reasons, the proposal is considered unacceptable and contrary to the above- mentioned local plan policies.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

CO16 0LE

Date validated

18 May 2026