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Rainbow Cottage, The Street, Chappel Colchester CO6 2DD

261803Full (8 Week Determination)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

Reinstatement of a front wall and gate and an extension to the driveway length.

Submitted
7 October 2026
  1. Received7 Oct
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at Rainbow Cottage, The Street, Chappel Colchester CO6 2DD. Colchester has handled 141 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chappel conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural North. We hold 2,522 applications in total for the CO6 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
CO6 2DD
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Additional information

UPRN
100091246136

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Chappel
  • Listed building: Grade II: Viaduct Farm CottagesOn or next to this site · +1 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

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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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