Have your say... Our Local Plan is now open for consultation, and will close on 23 March 2026. Tell us what you think!
Have your say... Our Local Plan is now open for consultation, and will close on 23 March 2026. Tell us what you think!
Online Consultation Portal (read the draft Local Plan and submit your comments)
Online Map Portal (view an interactive version of the proposals maps)
Draft Local Plan PDF (download an offline version of the draft Local Plan)
Representation Form (download and print an offline version of the representation form - submit by post or email using the contact details below)
Draft Local Plan Maps (download an offline version of the draft Local Plan maps)
Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment (read these technical studies and submit your comments by clicking the Comment button or by post or email using the contact details below)
Evidence Base (read additional background documents and technical studies)
Tendring District Council is carrying out a review of the Tendring District Local Plan to ensure it remains up to date, effective, and capable of guiding development in the District up to 2042.
The Council is now publishing the Tendring District Local Plan Review 2025-2042 and Beyond Preferred Options Consultation Document January 2026 and associated Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment as part of the Regulation 18 stage of consultation. This marks the second formal opportunity for residents, businesses, community organisations, landowners, developers, and all other interested parties to comment on the emerging proposals.
This consultation sets out the Council’s preferred policy approaches and the sites proposed for future residential, employment, and mixed-use development. We welcome feedback both in support of and objecting to the proposals, as well as any alternative suggestions.
The consultation runs for just over six weeks, from Monday 9 February 2026 until 5pm on Monday 23 March 2026.
The Preferred Options consultation document and supporting information are available online at Tendring District Council - Planning Policy Consultations
Paper copies can also be inspected at:
Responses can be submitted through our interactive consultation portal: Tendring District Council - Planning Policy Consultations
If you are unable to respond online:
Completed paper forms or written comments in other formats (such as letters or emails) should be returned to: Planning Policy, Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 1SE or emailed to: planning.policy@tendringdc.gov.uk
The Council will be holding a series of public drop-in events where Planning Officers will be available to explain the proposals and assist with the consultation process.
All representations must be received no later than 5pm on Monday 23rd March 2026.
The Tendring District Local Plan was formally adopted by the Council in two sections - Section 1 in January 2021 and Section 2 in January 2022. To ensure Plans remain effective, they are required to be reviewed and updated where necessary at least every five years. The Council has begun the process of reviewing and updating the Local Plan, in order to plan for and manage development in the Tendring District up to 2042.
This public consultation period ran for just over six weeks from Mon 3rd March 2025 until 5pm on Mon 14th April 2025. In total, 344 individuals attended the various exhibitions held around the District. In total, 144 members of the public submitted written responses, which amounted to around 1,200 individual comments.
There were also two Call for Sites consultations, one in 2024 and one during the Issues and Options consultation. In total,343 sites were submitted for consideration as part of the Local Plan review.
Following this consultation the vision and objectives have been updated further for the purposes of the Preferred Options Draft to reflect the agreed spatial strategy for growth and having considered comments received as part of this consultation.
The proposed timetable for reviewing the Local Plan is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS) which was last updated in December 2025. The LDS is available from the Local Development Scheme webpage.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in producing summaries of the content of representations submitted during Local Plan consultations. These tools are only used to summarise the themes and issues raised and are used in accordance with the Council’s Artificial Intelligence Best Practice Approach document. AI will not be used to analyse or make decisions based on any personal data, and all consultation-related Local Plan decision‑making will be undertaken by Council officers and elected Members of the Council
The Councils Privacy Notice can be found at www.tendringdc.gov.uk/privacy
For questions or further assistance, please contact the Planning Policy Team:
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