Colchester planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Colchester City Council, updated daily. Colchester City Council received 314 planning applications in the last 90 days, 4 of them major schemes.
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See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land at, New Road, Aldham
Up to 9-dwelling permission in principle, Aldham. Establishes development rights for a residential scheme without detailed design, at outline stage. Infrastructure, groundworks and frame packages are next when reserved matters follow, with material and component lead times opening immediately.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land to the west of, Plummers Road, Fordham Colchester
Five-dwelling new-build scheme, Fordham, Colchester. Erects five homes with access and parking on greenfield land at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage, frame and roofing packages open early, with brickwork and M&E following at volume.
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
Bacons Farm Barn, Bacons Lane, Chappel Colchester CO6 2EB
Listed barn conversion with ancillary new build, Colchester. Amends a consent to demolish modern structures, convert the barn and dairy, and erect a single-storey building on the cleared footprint. Structural repair, joinery, M&E and specialist finishes drive the work in a heritage setting.
DemolitionStructural repairRoofing
Land to the rear of, 22 Mersea Road, Colchester Essex CO2 7EU
Single dwelling, two-storey one-bedroom house, Colchester. New-build on rear land with full planning consent. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and M&E packages suit small residential contractors in the locality.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
The Chase, Straight Road, Colchester CO3 9BU
Single new dwelling, Colchester. Erects one house on an existing plot at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing are the primary packages for this single-unit scheme.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Tiptree Golf Driving Range, Newbridge Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0JA
One-dwelling scheme with demolition, outline stage, Colchester. Removes a former driving range and garages to erect a single new house with reserved matters to follow. Site clearance, foundations and frame packages open first, with detail design still to come through reserved matters.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
45 High Street, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8QA
Two-flat conversion of a three-bedroom house, West Mersea. Divides one dwelling into a one-bed ground-floor unit and a two-bed first-floor flat with external fire escape at full application stage. Partitioning, M&E and plumbing routes dominate, with steel fabrication and fire safety systems for…
Fit-outM&ESteel
land to rear of, 350 Harwich Road, Colchester CO4 3HP
Hand car wash facility, Colchester rear site. Proposes a car wash operation on land to the rear of Harwich Road at full application stage. M&E for pump systems, drainage infrastructure and hard-standing prepare the site for vehicle throughput.
M&EDrainageHard landscaping
Oakview, Cooper's Lane, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AX
Two-storey house conversion with extension and annex, Dedham. Raises the roof to create first-floor habitable space, adds a rear extension and front gable, and converts an existing cartlodge to ancillary accommodation at full application stage. Structural work, roofing and joinery are the main…
Structural repairRoofingSteel
81 Barrack Street, Colchester CO1 2LW
Retail unit converting to a hot food takeaway and restaurant, Colchester. Ground-floor change of use with new extraction flue and shopfront at full application stage. Extraction systems, catering services and shopfront glazing are the live packages for specialist installers.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
The Little Glebe, Spring Lane South, Colchester CO3 4AN
Refurbished dwelling with single-storey rear extension, Colchester. Converts Little Glebe into a family home and adds ground-floor living space at full application stage. Structural works, rewiring, plumbing and a new roof dominate the package, with extension groundworks and glazing.
Structural repairM&EBrickwork
Visitor Centre, Highwoods Country Park, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JR
Extension and alterations to a visitor centre with two canopies, Colchester. Adds external structures and modifies an existing public building at full application stage. Structural steelwork, cladding and roofing for the canopies drive the specification, with M&E and groundworks supporting.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Trinity Works Unit 1, 24 Trinity Street, Colchester CO1 1JN
Ground-floor glazing replacement and heat pump installation, Colchester. Upgrades windows and adds air-source heating to an existing commercial unit at full application stage. Glazing, M&E installation and heat-pump commissioning packages are live for specialist contractors.
GlazingM&ERenewables
15 Deben Road, Colchester CO4 3UZ
Single-storey rear, side and front extensions with patio work, Colchester. Adds rear and side living space plus an infill front extension to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Tanglewood, 37 Church Lane, Colchester CO3 4DX
First-floor dormer resubmission after appeal dismissal, Colchester. Amends the dormer design following a dismissed appeal and reapplies at full stage. Roofing and dormer joinery packages are live, with glazing and insulation following on the revised proposals.
RoofingJoineryGlazing
Planning appeals in Colchester City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Colchester City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Colchester City Council, raw rate
24.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.1 percentage points below expected. Colchester City Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
600 appeals counted, 558 judged either way (135 allowed, 423 dismissed), 42 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 25.1% | 28.8% | 367 | 355 | 89 |
| Householder (HAS) | 27.6% | 35.6% | 108 | 105 | 29 |
| Enforcement Notice | 8.3% | 13.5% | 55 | 36 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 26.3% | 33.3% | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 14.3% | 25% | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 15.4% | 36% | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 44.4% | 36.9% | 9 | 9 | 4 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advert Discontinuance | Too few judged | 19.1% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Colchester City Council
Colchester City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Colchester City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent44 homes
- Affordable rent9 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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