Land North of A120, Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey Colchester

260330Planning Scoping OpinionAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Request for a Screening Opinion.

Received: 20 February 2026
Decision due: 13 March 2026
Council: Colchester City Council
Ward: Marks Tey & Layer

ReceivedReceived20 Feb
ValidatedValidated20 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date13 Mar
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land North of A120, Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey Colchester. Colchester has handled 293 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Marks Tey & Layer.

75% of outline 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

Application type: Planning Scoping Opinion
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Marks Tey

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 February 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Nadine Calder
Statutory period: 21 days

Site constraints

Checking the site

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

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2024
15 Dec
Change of use of land from sui-generis to B8 open storage yard
PendingFull (8 Week Determination)242540

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