Rear of, Spring Cottage, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR

261833Outline (8 Week Determination)Approved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 24 September 2026

Council decision: Approve

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved - self-build residential dwelling with associated garage/car port.

Received: 13 October 2026
Council: Colchester City Council
Ward: Mersea & Pyefleet

ReceivedReceived13 Oct
ValidatedValidated13 Oct
Consult.Consultation6 Nov
TargetTarget Date8 Dec
DecidedDecided24 Sep

About this application

This is a planning application for a garage at Rear of, Spring Cottage, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR. Colchester has handled 7 applications of this type. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Mersea & Pyefleet. We hold 1,567 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.

85% of all 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: CO5 7PR
Application type: Outline (8 Week Determination)
Parish: Winstred Hundred

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 October 2026
Consultation end: 6 November 2026
Target decision date: 8 December 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Phil Moreton

Additional information

UPRN: 100091242962

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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Source: Colchester

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