Land at, University Of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ

Full (8 Week Determination)Awaiting decision

Full

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Full planning permission for a new robotics facility.

Received: 29 October 2026
Decision due: 24 December 2026
Council: Colchester City Council
Ward: Wivenhoe

ReceivedReceived29 Oct
ValidatedValidated29 Oct
Consult.Consultation24 Nov
TargetTarget Date24 Dec
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Land at, University Of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Wivenhoe. We hold 1,001 applications in total for the CO4 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: CO4 3SQ
Application type: Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 October 2026
Consultation expiry: 24 November 2026
Consultation end: 24 November 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Daniel Cooper
Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal

Appeal result: l

Additional information

UPRN: 303012186

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2026
29 Oct
Full planning permission for a new robotics facility.
PendingFull (8 Week Determination)261935

Source: Colchester

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