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3 Poplar Cottages, Smythes Green, Layer Marney Colchester CO5 9XS

251028Permission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for erection of 1no. new dwelling.

Received
12 May 2025
Decided
15 July 2025 · Refuse
Ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received12 May
  2. Validated10 Jun
  3. Consult.3 Jul
  4. Target15 Jul
  5. Decided15 Jul

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Colchester72% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at 3 Poplar Cottages, Smythes Green, Layer Marney Colchester CO5 9XS. Colchester has handled 290 applications of this type and approves 74% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Colchester's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Marks Tey & Layer. We hold 1,545 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
251028
Address
3 Poplar Cottages, Smythes Green, Layer Marney Colchester CO5 9XS
Postcode
CO5 9XS
Local Authority
Colchester
Application Type
Permission in Principle
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Parish
Layer Marney

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 May 2025
Consultation Expiry
3 July 2025
Target Decision Date
15 July 2025
Date Decided
15 July 2025
Date Validated
10 June 2025
Date Submitted
12 May 2025
Consultation End
3 July 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Statutory Period
35 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Result
l

Additional Information

UPRN
100091244175
Documents
9
Coordinates
51.830334, 0.785894
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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