Brightlingsea Town Council

11/06/2026

Press Release: Proposed New Recommendations for the Local Plan

Following on from Tendring District Council’s Press Release, Brightlingsea Town Council are pleased to announce the proposed new recommendations for the Local Plan. Brightlingsea Town Councillors have spent many hours of campaigning and had many meetings with Tendring District Council Officers. The proposed 300 homes in Samsons Road have been removed and replaced with 3 new smaller sites. This equates to approximately 90 new homes and 60 assisted living units on the former Well House site. (Subject to sale and planning).

Brightlingsea Town Council would like to thank everyone for their support and comments. It is a statutory legal requirement that Tendring increases their housing supply with all areas being affected.

Brightlingsea Town Council are aware that any increase in housing provision, puts further strain on the Town’s infrastructure and will seek to work with appropriate organisations to mitigate this wherever possible.

Copies of the maps are available to view in the Parish Hall window.

11/06/2026

Newsletter - June 2026

09/06/2026

Press Release: Tendring District Council Local Plan

Site SAH4 Samsons Road

It has been proposed at the meeting of the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee, (although not agreed until the third public consultation has taken place in September) that the soundness of the Brightlingsea allocation of 300 homes (site SAH4 Samsons Road) in light of issues raised in the large number of public objections, the Town Council, Councillors and Tendring Councillors whether an alternative approach of distributing Brightlingsea’s growth across a number of smaller sites would be justified and more appropriate.

Officers are provisionally suggesting that Site SAH4 be removed from the Local Plan in acceptance of the concerns raised by Brightlingsea Town Council, Tendring District Council Councillors and a large number of local residents, particularly in respect of the site’s weak physical relationship to the settlement form of Brightlingsea and its landscape sensitivity; acknowledging the concerns raised around Brightlingsea’s unique transport limitations with its single road access.

As a part replacement for the housing numbers lost from the deletion of this site, it is suggested that three smaller sites are included in the Local Plan around the urban area of Brightlingsea and increasing the capacity expectation of one of the existing proposed sites. If agreed, these changes would bring about an overall large reduction in the number of homes proposed for Brightlingsea.

This was agreed unanimously by the committee after a presentation from the Officers to take this option forward to the public consultation.

09/06/2026

Keys found near Lime Street, contact the Parish Hall on 01206 303535.

08/06/2026

Press Release: Lifesaving Equipment Fixed Back in Place

A resident reported that a lifebuoy had been taken off the pole and thrown into the lagoon opposite the Gravel Field area, off Robinson Road.

We are pleased to say, that this life saving equipment has now been retrieved and secured back in place by Brightlingsea Town Council ground staff.

This is a reminder how important this life saving equipment is and that it should not be tampered with as it could save somebody’s life.

01/06/2026

Press Release
BRIGHTLINGSEA BEACH WARDEN
It was great to see our Beach Warden, Helen, on duty at the newly refurbished Beach Warden’s Hut on the Promenade this weekend.
Things are looking good for the upcoming season with extra capacity in the waste bins and more collections scheduled to keep our seafront looking great for visitors and residents alike.

22/05/2026

A New Mayor for Brightlingsea

At the Annual Council Meeting on Thursday 21st May 2026, Councillor Ric Morgan was elected as the Mayor and Councillor Kate Mitchell was elected as Deputy Mayor for 2026/2027.

The outgoing Mayor, Councillor Chris Paveley wished them both a successful year.

The new Mayor, Councillor Morgan stated that “he is eager to take part in the town’s many events and to support the fantastic organisations that make Brightlingsea so special”.

Councillor Mitchell added "I'm very proud to hold the position of Deputy Mayor of Brightlingsea this year and very much looking forward to working with the Mayor, Councillor Morgan and other members of Brightlingsea Town Council, to continue to make Brightlingsea such a wonderful place to live ".

19/05/2026

Brightlingsea Town Council’s Tourist Advisory Panel Holds Successful Press Day Event

The Councils Tourist Advisory Panel (TAP) arranged a press day on Friday 15th May. The main objective of the day was to invite members of the press to our town. The event was designed to showcase the town’s heritage, High Street, waterfront and maritime character through a guided programme involving Councillors and key local stakeholders.

Brightlingsea Town Council were delighted to join forces with the launch of the Winterfest Accessibility Map led by Nicola Stephens. Nicola launched the project to the press and explained that this is an initiative exclusive to Brightlingsea to help people with access needs, she added that the programme could be easily understood by visiting our Visit Brightlingsea website at www.visitbrightlingsea.co.uk/accessibility-information. Should you wish to be added to the list of places accessible on the website, please email Nicola on [email protected].

To read the full story and listen to a song called "Loving Brightlingsea" created by local artist Peter Ronan and performed by "Snappy" visit https://brightlingseatowncouncil.gov.uk/press-release/

(All rights to use, reproduce and distribute “Loving Brightlingsea” have been given to Brightlingsea Town Council with kind permission of the artist)

Brightlingsea Town Council’s Tourist Advisory Panel Holds Successful Press Day Event The Councils Tourist Advisory Panel (TAP) arranged a press day on Friday 15th May. The main objective of the…

08/05/2026

05/05/2026

Expressions of Interest – Website Developer

Brightlingsea Town Council are looking for expressions of interest for a Website Developer who can ensure our website is complaint with website accessibility. If you feel this could be for you and for further information, please email [email protected].
We look forward to hearing from you.