Visitor Centre, Highwoods Country Park, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JR
Proposal
Proposed extension and alterations and erection of 2 external canopies
- Received
- 11 September 2026
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Visitor Centre, Highwoods Country Park, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JR. Colchester has handled 93 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 10 days. It was submitted on 11 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Mile End. We hold 985 applications in total for the CO4 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
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.
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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 2026-10-09. 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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