Fen Farm, Moore Lane, East Mersea Colchester CO5 8FE
Refused on 14 April 2026
Council decision: Refuse
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Proposal
Advertisement Consent for 1no. non-illuminated sign.
- Received
- 16 January 2026
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
- ReceivedReceived16 Jan
- ValidatedValidated26 Jan
- Consult.Consultation17 Feb
- TargetTarget Date14 Apr
- DecidedDecided14 Apr
Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Fen Farm, Moore Lane, East Mersea Colchester CO5 8FE. Colchester has handled 89 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer than Colchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.
78% of advertising 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 8FE
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- East Mersea
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 17 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 17 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 April 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 78 days
Appeal
- Appeal result
- l
Appeal history
Additional information
- UPRN
- 10070227388
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- SSSI: Colne Estuary SSSIPart of the site
- Special Area of Conservation: Essex EstuariesPart of the site
- Special Protection Area: Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2)Part of the site
- Ramsar wetland: Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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, 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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Source: Colchester
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