Land rear of 52-54, Halstead Road, Colchester

201803Full (8 Week Determination)Refused

Full

Refused on 16 October 2020

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Erection of 3 x two-storey 2 bedroom dwellings together with private amenity space both front and back, car parking provision (2 spaces perunit plus 1 visitor space (for the three units)), secure cycle parkingand refuse provision.

Received: 24 August 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Colchester City Council
Ward: Lexden & Braiswick

ReceivedReceived24 Aug
ValidatedValidated24 Aug
Consult.Consultation15 Oct
TargetTarget Date19 Oct
DecidedDecided16 Oct

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land rear of 52-54, Halstead Road, Colchester. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Lexden & Braiswick.

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

Application type: Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 August 2020
Consultation expiry: 15 October 2020
Consultation start: 28 August 2020
Consultation end: 15 October 2020
Target decision date: 19 October 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

UPRN: 303013883
Documents: 26

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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Source: Colchester

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