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110 Coast Road, West Mersea CO5 8NA

Refused Colchester 230312 Full (8 Week Determination)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Changes to approved conversion of an existing office building to a short-term holiday let including remedial structural works, general refurbishment and the addition of a first-floor balcony.

As published by the council, reference 230312

Application record

Reference
230312
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refuse
Received
10 Feb 2023
Validated
10 Feb 2023
Decided
6 Apr 2023
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8NA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 6 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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