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Restricted Byway 42, Hellens, Hardys Green Birch Colchester CO2 0NY

260521Consultation (Inside Borough)Awaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Essex County Council Highways Authority consultation for the divertionof a section of restricted byway 42 for reasons of privacy and security.

Received
23 March 2026
Decision due
20 April 2026
Ward
Marks Tey & Layer
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Restricted Byway 42, Hellens, Hardys Green Birch Colchester CO2 0NY. Colchester has handled 293 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Marks Tey & Layer. We hold 101 applications in total for the CO2 postcode area.

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

Postcode
CO2 0NY
Application type
Consultation (Inside Borough)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Birch

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Phil Moreton
Statutory period
28 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
10004942757

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: HellensOn this site · +1 more
  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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