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131 The Chestnut Cottage, The Chestnuts, Colchester Road, West Bergholt Essex CO6 3JX

241142Full (8 Week Determination)Refused
Full

Proposal

Proposed New 2No. Car Cart Lodge with Studio Space to the Rear. 3 No. New Velux windows installed to rear. New Bi-fold entrance doors installed to side elevation

Received
3 June 2024
Decided
29 July 2024 · Refuse
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
  1. Received3 Jun
  2. Validated3 Jun
  3. Consult.26 Jun
  4. Target29 Jul
  5. Decided29 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 131 The Chestnut Cottage, The Chestnuts, Colchester Road, West Bergholt Essex CO6 3JX. 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 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Lexden & Braiswick. We hold 2,496 applications in total for the CO6 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
241142
Address
131 The Chestnut Cottage, The Chestnuts, Colchester Road, West Bergholt Essex CO6 3JX
Postcode
CO6 3JX
Local Authority
Colchester
Application Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Parish
West Bergholt

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 June 2024
Consultation Expiry
26 June 2024
Target Decision Date
29 July 2024
Date Decided
29 July 2024
Date Validated
3 June 2024
Date Submitted
3 June 2024
Consultation End
26 June 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
9
Coordinates
51.912422, 0.858348
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Colchester

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Malthouse, South East Of Brewery On South Side Of Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colches…On or next to this site
  • 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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

© 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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