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20 Harwich Road Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7LT

21/00603/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 August 2021

Council decision: Approval - FullDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective application for the retention of a Biomass boiler house that provides district heating to estate.

Received
29 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Ardleigh & Little Bromley
  1. Received29 Mar
  2. Validated29 Mar
  3. Consult.18 May
  4. Target24 May
  5. Decided20 Aug

Decided in 144 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 20 Harwich Road Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7LT. Tendring has handled 1,316 applications of this type. This one was decided in 144 days, 14 weeks longer than Tendring's typical decision time. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Ardleigh & Little Bromley. We hold 2,580 applications in total for the CO7 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Tendring District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CO7 7LT
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ardleigh Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 March 2021
Consultation expiry
25 May 2021
Consultation start
27 April 2021
Consultation end
18 May 2021
Last date for comments
25 May 2021
Target decision date
24 May 2021
Permission expires
20 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Bigods Hall Bigods Lane Great Dunmow CM6 3BE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
4 May 2021
Site notice end
25 May 2021

Appeal history

3272889
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 10 August 2021Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09670582
Documents
10
Constraints
2

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.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    23 Feb

    Householder Planning Application - Retrospective extension of existing boundary wall and reinstatement of…

    ApprovedHH Application for Planning Permission26/00305/FULHH
  2. 2025
    15 Jul

    Householder Planning Application - Retrospective extension of existing boundary wall and reinstatement of…

    RefusedHH Application for Planning Permission25/01039/FULHH
  3. 2025
    6 Mar

    Discharge of conditions application for 22/00539/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditions25/00391/DISCON
  4. 2025
    3 Mar

    Discharge of conditions application for 22/00539/FUL

    Approval - Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions25/00352/DISCON
  5. 2024
    23 Jul

    Discharge of conditions application for 23/00733/FUL

    Approval - Discharge of ConditionDischarge of conditions24/01105/DISCON
  6. 2024
    28 Mar

    Householder Planning Application - Proposed single and part two storey side extensions, rear and forward…

    ApprovedHH Application for Planning Permission24/00459/FULHH

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