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39-41 High Street, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8QA

F/COL/06/1216FullRefused

Proposal

New shop front and change of use from A2 (financial & Professional Services) to A5 (Hot Food Takeaway).

Received
18 July 2006
Decided
12 September 2006 · Refuse
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Mersea
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received18 Jul
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Sep
  5. Decided12 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Colchester84% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 39-41 High Street, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8QA. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,545 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
F/COL/06/1216
Address
39-41 High Street, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8QA
Postcode
CO5 8QA
Local Authority
Colchester
Application Type
Full
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
West Mersea
Parish
West Mersea

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
18 July 2006
Target Decision Date
13 September 2006
Date Decided
12 September 2006
Date Validated
18 July 2006
Date Submitted
18 July 2006
Decision Issued
13 September 2006

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
57 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

UPRN
303002161
Documents
6
Coordinates
51.776978, 0.911163
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Colchester

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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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