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42 St Peters Road, West Mersea Essex CO5 8LL

232624Full (8 Week Determination)Pending Decision
Full

Proposal

Demolition of dilapidated outbuildings with the erection of a staggered single storey rear extension.

Received
16 November 2023
Decided
4 April 2024 · Approve Conditional
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
  1. Received16 Nov
  2. Validated16 Nov
  3. Consult.13 Dec
  4. Target5 Apr
  5. Decided4 Apr

Decided in 140 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application for demolition at 42 St Peters Road, West Mersea Essex CO5 8LL. 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 140 days, 12 weeks longer than Colchester's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Mersea & Pyefleet. We hold 1,545 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
232624
Address
42 St Peters Road, West Mersea Essex CO5 8LL
Postcode
CO5 8LL
Local Authority
Colchester
Application Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
16 November 2023
Consultation Expiry
13 December 2023
Target Decision Date
5 April 2024
Date Decided
4 April 2024
Date Validated
16 November 2023
Date Submitted
16 November 2023
Consultation End
13 December 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve Conditional
Statutory Period
141 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Result
l

Additional Information

Documents
10
Coordinates
51.777718, 0.907078
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Colchester

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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.

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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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© 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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