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63 Seaview Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8BY

252554Full (8 Week Determination)Approved
Full

Approved on 20 January 2026

Council decision: Approve Conditional6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed single storey flat roof wrap-around extension and loft conversion

Received
26 November 2025
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
  1. Received26 Nov
  2. Validated26 Nov
  3. Consult.23 Dec
  4. Target21 Jan
  5. Decided20 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 63 Seaview Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8BY. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Mersea & Pyefleet. We hold 1,567 applications in total for the CO5 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
CO5 8BY
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Mersea

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 November 2025
Consultation expiry
23 December 2025
Consultation end
23 December 2025
Target decision date
21 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

UPRN
100090474918

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Colchester

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