Land adj to, Telecommunications Station, Rushmere Close, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8QQ
Approved on 3 March 2023
Council decision: Approve Conditional
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Proposal
Proposed storage / distribution unit(s) (B8 use)
- Received
- 20 October 2021
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
- ReceivedReceived20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated20 Oct
- Consult.Consultation19 Nov
- TargetTarget Date3 Mar
- DecidedDecided3 Mar
Decided in 499 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land adj to, Telecommunications Station, Rushmere Close, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8QQ. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 499 days, 63 weeks longer than Colchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Mersea & Pyefleet. We hold 1,567 applications in total for the CO5 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
- CO5 8QQ
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- West Mersea
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 October 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 19 November 2021
- Consultation end
- 19 November 2021
- Target decision date
- 3 March 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 499 days
Additional information
- UPRN
- 303005942
- Documents
- 20
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.
- 201721 Sep
Proposed extension, outbuilding and associated improvements.
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)172498 - 20046 Sep
Use of 22.5% of the floorspace from industrial use to retail sales ancillary to B1/B8 use
ApprovedChange of UseC/COL/04/1695 - 200424 Feb
Erection of waiting shelter, on front elevation.
ApprovedFullF/COL/04/0334
Source: Colchester
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