Land next to Holiday Inn Express, Birchwood Road, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HX
Approved on 30 June 2026
Council decision: Approve Conditional
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Proposal
Erection of a Drive-Thru (Use Class E(a)/(b)) with associated car parking, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, landscaping and other ancillary works.
- Received
- 2 May 2025
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Rural North
- ReceivedReceived2 May
- ValidatedValidated2 May
- Consult.Consultation30 May
- TargetTarget Date30 Jun
- DecidedDecided30 Jun
Decided in 424 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land next to Holiday Inn Express, Birchwood Road, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HX. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 424 days, 53 weeks longer than Colchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural North. We hold 2,580 applications in total for the CO7 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
- CO7 6HX
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Dedham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 May 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 30 May 2025
- Consultation end
- 30 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 30 June 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 424 days
Appeal
- Appeal result
- l
Additional information
- UPRN
- 10070237997
- Documents
- 27
Site 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.
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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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201212 Jun
Freestanding illuminated pylon sign
ApprovedAdvertisement consent121095 - 201024 Mar
Installation of 2no. internally illuminated building signage chase signs and 1no. internally illuminated…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent100558 - 20106 Jan
Installation of 2no. internally illuminated fascia signs, 1no. internally illuminated entrance sign and 1no…
Split DecisionAdvertisement consent100022 - 200630 Jul
Proposal for a 100 bedroom hotel (resubmission of F/COL/06/0278
RefusedFullF/COL/06/1266 - 200621 Feb
Proposed 100 bedroom hotel
RefusedFull (13 Week Determination)F/COL/06/0278 - 200621 Feb
Proposed banquet hall and spa facilities
RefusedFull (13 Week Determination)F/COL/06/0276 - 200324 Feb
Renewal of previous consent for 98 bedroom hotel COL/98/0294
ApprovedFullF/COL/03/0286
Source: Colchester
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