1 Hillcrest Cottages, Greyhound Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5QE
Approved on 1 November 2023
Council decision: Approve Conditional
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Proposal
Single storey extension to the rear elevation and widening of the existing porch to the front elevation.
- Received
- 6 September 2023
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Rural North
- ReceivedReceived6 Sep
- ValidatedValidated6 Sep
- Consult.Consultation2 Oct
- TargetTarget Date1 Nov
- DecidedDecided1 Nov
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a porch at 1 Hillcrest Cottages, Greyhound Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5QE. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural North. We hold 1,001 applications in total for the CO4 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
- CO4 5QE
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Langham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 September 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 2 October 2023
- Consultation end
- 2 October 2023
- Target decision date
- 1 November 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal result
- l
Additional information
- UPRN
- 10004960466
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): Dedham Vale
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202628 Oct
Change of use of agricultural land to residential garden use
PendingFull (8 Week Determination)261927 - 201125 May
Proposed rear extension.
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)110987 - 20065 Jun
Revised application for extensions and rear conservatory - ApplicationNo. F/COL/06/0383
ApprovedFullF/COL/06/0929 - 20069 Mar
Proposed extension
ApprovedFullF/COL/06/0382
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