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Building adj to, Church Hall, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3JG

232383Full (8 Week Determination)Awaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of the church hall to a day nursery. The change will be 2 internal stud walls to create different rooms for 0¹1-year-olds, 1¹ 3-year-olds and 3 and over year olds. A secure play area will be takenfrom the adjacent blue area of approximately

Received
11 October 2023
Decision due
30 April 2025
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
  1. Received11 Oct
  2. Validated14 Nov
  3. Consult.6 Dec
  4. Target30 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 6 December.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Building adj to, Church Hall, Chapel Lane, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3JG. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 October 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 2,522 applications in total for the CO6 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
CO6 3JG
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
West Bergholt

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 November 2023
Consultation expiry
6 December 2023
Consultation end
6 December 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
533 days

Additional information

UPRN
8900340
Documents
48

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

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© 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 2026-11-03. 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.

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