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4 Dudley Cottages, Smythes Green, Layer Marney Essex CO5 9XW

231259Full (8 Week Determination)Pending Decision
Full

Proposal

A two storey side extension and single storey rear extension to an existing end-of-terrace cottage. (Resubmission of 230617)

Received
23 May 2023
Decided
17 July 2023 · Approve Conditional
Ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received23 May
  2. Validated23 May
  3. Consult.22 Jun
  4. Target18 Jul
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Colchester84% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 4 Dudley Cottages, Smythes Green, Layer Marney Essex CO5 9XW. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Marks Tey & Layer. We hold 1,545 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
231259
Address
4 Dudley Cottages, Smythes Green, Layer Marney Essex CO5 9XW
Postcode
CO5 9XW
Local Authority
Colchester
Application Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Parish
Colchester

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 May 2023
Consultation Expiry
22 June 2023
Target Decision Date
18 July 2023
Date Decided
17 July 2023
Date Validated
23 May 2023
Date Submitted
23 May 2023
Consultation End
22 June 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve Conditional
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Result
l

Additional Information

Documents
14
Coordinates
51.831917, 0.785962
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Colchester

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    27 Jul

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 of application 231259

    Discharge of Condition (Approved)Discharge of conditions231789
  2. 2023
    23 May

    A two storey side extension and single storey rear extension to an existing end-of-terrace cottage…

    This applicationApprovedFull231259

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.

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