Whitehouse Farm, Whitehouse Lane, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EW
Refused on 20 August 2015
Council decision: Refuse
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Proposal
Change of use of existing outbuilding garage/store to two bed residential dwelling. Existing shell to remain as existing with minor window changes with existing shared driveway and external works to remain.
- Received
- 29 June 2015
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- W. Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
- ReceivedReceived29 Jun
- ValidatedValidated6 Jul
- Consult.Consultation27 Jul
- TargetTarget Date31 Aug
- DecidedDecided20 Aug
Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Whitehouse Farm, Whitehouse Lane, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EW. Colchester has handled 118 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,522 applications in total for the CO6 postcode area.
83% of amendment 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
- CO6 3EW
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Bergholt
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 July 2015
- Consultation expiry
- 27 July 2015
- Consultation end
- 27 July 2015
- Target decision date
- 31 August 2015
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100091472993
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201714 Dec
Application to discharge condition 4 and 7 of planning permission 172025
Discharge of Condition (Approved)Discharge of conditions173261 - 201730 Jul
Proposed new rear extension, dormers, detached garage and carport along with a widended vehicular access onto…
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)172025 - 20162 Sep
Change of use of outbuilding to single dwellinghouse.
RefusedChange of Use162249
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