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Former Lexden Springs School &, Ambulance Station, Halstead Road, Colchester CO3 9AB

231853Full (13 Week Determination)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

Demolition of Former School Buildings and redevelopment of Ambulance Station and the Erection of 64No. Affordable Extra Care Apartments (Class C2) within a single Part 2 storey, Part 3 storey Building and the erection of 6no. Supported Living Dwellings F

Received
4 August 2023
Decision due
31 July 2024
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target31 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Lexden Springs School &, Ambulance Station, Halstead Road, Colchester CO3 9AB. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 August 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Lexden & Braiswick. We hold 734 applications in total for the CO3 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
CO3 9AB
Application type
Full (13 Week Determination)
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2023
Consultation expiry
1 September 2023
Consultation end
1 September 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
362 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
10004943588
Documents
132

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 11/93Protected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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© 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.

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