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20 Dugard Avenue, Colchester CO3 9EH

251986Householder NotificationRefused
Householder

Refused on 24 October 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval Required (Refused)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Application for prior approval for proposed single storey rear. extension 6.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling with maximum height of 3.80 metres and eaves height of 2.80 metres

Received
12 September 2025
Ward
Prettygate
  1. Received12 Sep
  2. Validated12 Sep
  3. Consult.7 Oct
  4. Target24 Oct
  5. Decided24 Oct

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 20 Dugard Avenue, Colchester CO3 9EH. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Prettygate. We hold 734 applications in total for the CO3 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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Why it was refused

  1. By virtue of its scale, massing and relationship to neighbouring properties the proposed single storey rear extension will cause material harm to neighbouring amenity as result of appearing overbearing on the outlook of neighbouring occupiers and resulting in a materially harmful loss of light, with due regard to the guidance for assessing these issues set out in adopted SPD The Essex Design Guide.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CO3 9EH
Application type
Householder Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 September 2025
Consultation expiry
7 October 2025
Consultation end
7 October 2025
Target decision date
24 October 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Appeal

Appeal result
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Additional information

UPRN
100090448847
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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