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Former Congregational Church, Fingringhoe Road, Colchester CO2 8EB

232773Full (8 Week Determination)Refused
Full

Refused on 21 February 2024

Council decision: Refuse

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of former old heath congregational church and construction of a 2 x 3 bedroomed semi-detached houses and associated works

Received
29 November 2023
Ward
Old Heath & The Hythe
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.30 Dec
  4. Target21 Feb
  5. Decided21 Feb

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Congregational Church, Fingringhoe Road, Colchester CO2 8EB. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Colchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Old Heath & The Hythe. We hold 101 applications in total for the CO2 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
CO2 8EB
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2023
Consultation expiry
30 December 2023
Consultation end
30 December 2023
Target decision date
21 February 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
84 days

Appeal

Appeal date
16 May 2024
Appeal result
Dismissed
Appeal decision date
19 November 2024

Appeal history

3341068
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 19 November 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

UPRN
10006889342
Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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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