Land Adjacent To, Marels, School Lane, Great Wigborough Essex CO5 7RJ
Approved on 17 March 2023
Council decision: Approve Conditional
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Proposal
We are resubmitting retrospective planning permission solely for: the build of a workshop in the space adjacent the existing garage where wehad an overgrown and diseased hedges to the front of the property / tothe side of the garage. To date, we have cons
- Received
- 26 January 2023
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
- ReceivedReceived26 Jan
- ValidatedValidated26 Jan
- Consult.Consultation22 Feb
- TargetTarget Date23 Mar
- DecidedDecided17 Mar
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Land Adjacent To, Marels, School Lane, Great Wigborough Essex CO5 7RJ. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Marks Tey & Layer. 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 7RJ
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Winstred Hundred
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 January 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 22 February 2023
- Consultation end
- 22 February 2023
- Target decision date
- 23 March 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100091245015
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20216 Jul
a) Retrospective approval for the erection of a 2M high fence on the boundary replacing the existing…
RefusedFull (8 Week Determination)211906 - 201924 Jun
To seperate the existing detached dwelling which compromises of main dwelling plus self-contained annexe into…
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)191652
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