New housing in Tendring District Council
We read Tendring District Council's planning register every day. We hold 9,733 of its planning applications going back to 2019, and 106 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 152% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 152% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 9,733
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 37 | 16 |
| 2025 | 65 | 42 | 18 |
| 2024 | 82 | 51 | 23 |
| 2023 | 123 | 75 | 30 |
| 2022 | 144 | 92 | 36 |
| 2021 | 130 | 88 | 22 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | Weeley Green Garden Village Land South of Colchester Road Weeley Essex CO16 9AD EIA Screening Opinion for outline planning application, with all matters reserved except access, for up to 1,000 dwellings (Class C3) including affordable homes and self-build and custom-build homes, a neighbourhood… 26/00570/EIASCR | Decided | 9 Apr 2026 |
| 417 | Land at 757 St John's Road and Rouses Farm Jaywick Lane Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 8BJ Submission of details under Outline Planning Permission 17/01229/OUT - considering appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for residential phases one and two for 417 no. dwellings, open space, principle spine road… 24/00712/DETAIL | Approved | 22 May 2024 |
| 350 | Land at Sladburys Lane Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 6NU Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - Residential development for up to 350 dwellings (Use Class C3) and a country park area, including landscaping, public open space, sustainable drainage systems and… 26/00355/OUT | At appeal | 20 Mar 2026 |
| 200 | Land at Bromley Cross Carringtons Road Great Bromley Essex CO7 7UZ Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - Outline application for up to 200 dwellings together with a local community facility (Use Class F2), public open space, childrens play areas, allotments, a… 26/00910/OUT | Decided | 23 Jun 2026 |
| 180 | Land at Foots Farm Thorpe Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9SB Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - Erection of up to 180 dwellings with all matters reserved other than the points of access onto Thorpe Road, with associated open space, landscaping and… 26/01450/OUT | Decided | 15 Sept 2026 |
| 160 | Land at Bromley Road Elmstead Market Essex CO7 7BX Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - Development of up to 160 dwellings (including affordable housing), new vehicular access via a new junction onto Bromley Road, children's play space, pedestrian… 26/00810/OUT | Decided | 29 May 2026 |
| 120 | Land to The North of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex CO7 8PE Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - multi-use sports community building incorporating a cricket pavilion, a cricket pitch and enabling residential development of up to 120no. dwellings. 25/01633/OUT | Decided | 4 Nov 2025 |
| 120 | Walton Mere North Street Walton On The Naze Essex CO14 8PH EIA Screening Opinion for development of 80-120 dwellings. 24/00430/EIASCR | Decided | 21 Mar 2024 |
| 95 | Land at Grange Road Lawford Essex CO11 2ND Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - Erection of up-to 95 dwellings (Class C3), including affordable homes, together with green and blue infrastructure including a childrens play area, vehicular… 26/00627/OUT | Decided | 20 Apr 2026 |
| 90 | Land to North and South Carringtons Road Great Bromley Essex CO7 7UZ Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - Outline application for up to 90 dwellings, together with a local community facility (Use Class F2), public open space, childrens play areas, allotments, a… 26/00912/OUT | Decided | 23 Jun 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
- Alresford
- Ardleigh
- Beaumont
- Bradfield (Tendring)
- Brightlingsea
- Bromley Cross
- Clacton-on-Sea
- Elmstead Market
- Foxash Estate
- Frating Green
- Frinton-on-Sea
- Great Bentley
- Great Holland
- Great Oakley
- Harwich
- Jaywick
- Kirby Cross
- Kirby-le-Soken
- Langham (Tendring)
- Lawford
- Little Clacton
- Little Oakley
- Manningtree
- Mistley
- Oak Corner
- Parkeston
- Point Clear
- Seawick
- St Osyth
- Thorpe-le-Soken
- Thorrington
- Walton-on-the-Naze
- Weeley
- Wix
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Tendring District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.