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51 Alan Way, Colchester CO3 4LB

261701Full (8 Week Determination)Approved

Approved on 3 September 2026

Council decision: Approve

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey porch extension, two storey rear extension, change to external materials.

Received
21 July 2026
Ward
Twyford, Ruscombe & Hurst
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.12 Aug
  4. Target17 Nov
  5. Decided3 Sep

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a two storey rear extension at 51 Alan Way, Colchester CO3 4LB. Colchester has handled 141 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Prettygate. We hold 734 applications in total for the CO3 postcode area.

94% of full (8 week determination) 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
CO3 4LB
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Parish
Twyford

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2026
Consultation end
12 August 2026
Target decision date
17 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
James Fuller

Additional information

UPRN
100090436130

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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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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.

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