View Planning Applications and Comment

Important: Before you make your comment, please read the following information.

We receive thousands of representations every year and our officers are unable to acknowledge or reply individually to each comment nor enter into further correspondence.

Your name & address will be published alongside your comment, but your email address and signature will not be published.

Please think carefully before submitting your comment and make sure it relates solely to planning matters, is relevant and is not defamatory or offensive.  You are personally and legally responsible for what you write.

Do not supply personal information about yourself or any other person.

What we cannot consider

• private issued between neighbours e.g. land/boundary disputes, damage to property, private rights of way, civil disputes.
• loss of view
• loss of property value
• hours of work during construction

What we can consider

We have a statutory duty to consider the provisions of the Local Plan and any other material planning considerations.

Some examples include (the list is not exhaustive):

• local, strategic, regional, and national planning policies
• design, visual appearance and materials
• traffic, parking, or access problems
• layout and density of buildings
• loss of privacy
• noise and disturbance

An application can only be refused for planning reasons and not because of the number of objections.

Publishing third party comments online is not a legal requirement.  If considered appropriate to do so, the Local Planning Authority can reserve the right not to publish comments made by third parties.

Requests to Remain Anonymous

All representations should:

• relate to the planning merits of the proposal, and
• should not include personal information or opinions

If you have requested to remain anonymous, you comment will not be published, and no personal details will be entered into the planning system.

We will therefore be unable to update you about changes to the application or notify you of an appeal should the application be refused. You may, however, receive a generic ‘neighbour notification’ letter if your property directly abuts the application site.

If you submit any further comments, or representations, you must state at the top of each email or letter that you wish to remain anonymous and do not wish your comment to be published.

Anonymous comments, or those where a customer wishes to comment but does not want their name and address to be published, may carry less weight.   However, comments will be passed to the case officer and will be considered as part of the decision-making process.

Your Town or Parish Council is able to submit comments on behalf of residents without providing their names and addresses; these comments will be published.  However, you are advised to speak to your Parish Council for further information as there is no legal obligation for them to do so.

You are advised to speak to your Parish Council for further information as there is no legal obligation for them to do so.

In exceptional circumstances, for example if you are a serving officer, or in cases of domestic safety, please contact the Planning Business team on 01255 686 161 or via email to planningbusiness@tendringdc.gov.uk.

Content of your Comment

a) Your comment, or an extract from your comment, could be published by a third party such as a local newspaper or social media website.

b) Racist, defamatory, slanderous, or otherwise offensive or abusive comments are not constructive or helpful to the planning process and may result in action being taken by the police or individuals affected by such comments.

c) The comment page will ‘time out’ after approximately 50 minutes.  To ensure your comment is not lost, it is advisable to create a draft in either Notepad or WordPad then paste it into the appropriate field.

d) Please note that there is a 2000-character limit for online comments.  Should your comment exceed this amount please email your document to dcadmin.planning@tendringdc.gov.uk and a member of the team will upload the comment for you.

e) Representations that include photos and illustrations will not typically be published online. Reproduced plans should consider copyright, and submitted photos should respect the privacy rights of individual.

Customers may use AI when submitting their representations, but they will remain the responsible party for that representation. The Council’s preference is for non-AI assisted representations and this includes the submission of video recordings and images. Should AI be used when submitting information to the Council, we ask that it is declared, and we are informed of the details on what elements of media has been altered. The Council reserves the right to reject any images or video recordings that does not represent the true position, and the publication of all representations is at the Council’s discretion.  

Please note, it may not be possible to accept video due to size and format.

The Planning Public Access system show documents, plans and the decisions made on applications, planning appeals and enforcement cases since 1991. There are several ways to search for an application including by address, application number, and parish.

Details of planning applications and enforcement cases prior to 1991 can be obtained by writing to planningservices@tendringdc.gov.uk and including a plan of the property or site in question.

Comments can be submitted via letter, email or through PUBLIC ACCESS although you will need to register before you are able to comment online.   Once registered, you will be sent a verification email with a link to follow that takes you back to Public Access.

By choosing to comment and participate in the planning process, you are agreeing to the statements and considerations above and accept legal responsibility for your comments.  Tendring District Council accepts no liability for the nature or content of the comments made and does not monitor the website.