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Sainsbury's, 1 Western Approach, Stanway Colchester CO3 8AA

212099Advertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 10 September 2021

Council decision: Approve Conditional

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

Proposal

Four x internally illuminated fascia sign (<500cd/m2); and Six adhesive vinyls.

Received
27 July 2021
Ward
Stanway
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.26 Aug
  4. Target21 Sep
  5. Decided10 Sep

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Sainsbury's, 1 Western Approach, Stanway Colchester CO3 8AA. Colchester has handled 89 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Stanway. We hold 734 applications in total for the CO3 postcode area.

78% of advertising 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
CO3 8AA
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stanway

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2021
Consultation expiry
26 August 2021
Consultation end
26 August 2021
Target decision date
21 September 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

UPRN
10024403026
Documents
12

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2021
    27 Jul

    The erection of a new free-standing modular ancillary retail pod and installation of advertisements.

    ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)Filed alongside212098
  2. 2021
    27 Jul

    Four x internally illuminated fascia sign (<500cd/m2

    This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consent212099

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    11 Jun

    Temporary siting of 7 no. chilled containers and 1 no. ambient container to be used from 1st November - 31st…

    ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)261078
  2. 2022
    12 Aug

    Installation of illuminated and non illuminated free standing and elevational signage.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent222061
  3. 2021
    28 Sep

    Application to vary condition 2 (drawings) following grant of planningpermission 202839

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)212668
  4. 2021
    28 May

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 of 202839 (Planting/Landscaping)

    Discharge of Condition (Approved)Discharge of conditions211528
  5. 2020
    18 Dec

    Installation of car valeting and washing facility with associated signage.

    ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)202839
  6. 2020
    18 Dec

    Car wash/valet signage: Digitally printed: hoarding panels on fence; vinyl wrap applied to cabin; composite…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent202840

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