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Land south of, Berechurch Road, Colchester

261330Planning Scoping OpinionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Request for a EIA Scoping Opinion

Received
17 July 2026
Decision due
21 August 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land south of, Berechurch Road, Colchester. Colchester has handled 293 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Colchester Area 1 conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across New Town & Christ Church. We hold 164 applications in total for the CO1 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
CO1 1SP
Application type
Planning Scoping Opinion
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Daniel Cooper
Statutory period
21 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
303013218

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Colchester Area 1
  • 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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Colchester

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