Unit 9, Rushmere Close, West Mersea Colchester, Essex

C/COL/04/0941Change of UseWithdrawn

Discharge / amendments

Withdrawn on 12 July 2004

Council decision: Withdrawn applicationDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from Class B1 (light industrial) to indoor play centre Class D2.

Received: 17 May 2004
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Colchester City Council
Ward: West Mersea

ReceivedReceived17 May
ValidatedValidated17 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date12 Jul
DecidedDecided12 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Unit 9, Rushmere Close, West Mersea Colchester, Essex. Colchester has handled 118 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 56 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

83% of amendment 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

Application type: Change of Use
Scale / size: Small
Parish: West Mersea

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 May 2004
Target decision date: 12 July 2004
Decision issued: 13 July 2004

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: Former Underwoods Garage West MerseaRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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