155 Gosbecks Road, Colchester CO2 9JU
Approved on 13 June 2025
Council decision: Prior Approval Required (Approved)
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Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Installation Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non- domestic Buildings The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (asamended) -
- Received
- 25 April 2025
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Shrub End
- ReceivedReceived25 Apr
- ValidatedValidated25 Apr
- Consult.Consultation23 May
- TargetTarget Date20 Jun
- DecidedDecided13 Jun
Decided in 49 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at 155 Gosbecks Road, Colchester CO2 9JU. Colchester has handled 4,828 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Shrub End. We hold 101 applications in total for the CO2 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- CO2 9JU
- Application type
- Class J installation or alteration of solar equip on non-domestic prem
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Colchester
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 April 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 23 May 2025
- Consultation end
- 23 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 20 June 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal result
- l
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100091625816
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 38/99Protected tree 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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