15 Mersea Avenue, West Mersea Essex CO5 8JL
Proposal
Proposed Loft Conversion, including hip to gable alteration, a rear facing dormer and front facing roof lights
- Received
- 8 September 2022
- Decided
- 2 November 2022 · Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
- ReceivedSubmitted8 Sep
- ValidatedValidated8 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Nov
- DecidedDecided2 Nov
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
This is an outline application for a loft conversion at 15 Mersea Avenue, West Mersea Essex CO5 8JL. Colchester has handled 290 applications of this type and approves 74% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Mersea & Pyefleet. We hold 1,545 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Colchester
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near CO5
New planning applications delivered to your inbox weekly.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202626 May
change of use of existing annex to rental and short term let, includesoff road parking and dedicated access
PendingFull (8 Week Determination)260965 - 201219 Apr
Change of use of annexe previously built for elderly relative to use as a rental property.
WithdrawnChange of Use120767 - 20085 May
Demolition of existing garage and conservatory, construction of livingaccommodation for aged parent, single…
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)080887
Planning 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.
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 2026-10-09. 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.
What's been approved on your street?
See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.