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68 Northfield Gardens, Colchester Essex CO4 9SS

251466Full (8 Week Determination)Refused
Full

Proposal

Dormer loft conversion to rear roof slope with roof lights to front roof slope

Received
13 July 2025
Decided
8 September 2025 · Refuse
Ward
Highwoods
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated14 Jul
  3. Consult.12 Aug
  4. Target8 Sep
  5. Decided8 Sep

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 a loft conversion at 68 Northfield Gardens, Colchester Essex CO4 9SS. 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 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across Highwoods. We hold 985 applications in total for the CO4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
251466
Address
68 Northfield Gardens, Colchester Essex CO4 9SS
Postcode
CO4 9SS
Local Authority
Colchester
Application Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Highwoods
Parish
Colchester

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
13 July 2025
Consultation Expiry
12 August 2025
Target Decision Date
8 September 2025
Date Decided
8 September 2025
Date Validated
14 July 2025
Date Submitted
13 July 2025
Consultation End
12 August 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Result
l

Additional Information

UPRN
100090468126
Documents
7
Coordinates
51.912820, 0.912370
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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