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ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

Refused Colchester 231297 Full (13 Week Determination)

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site to provide 203 residential units and approximately 410sqm of commercial floor space with associated access,public open space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 231297

Application record

Reference
231297
Type
Full (13 Week Determination)
Status
Appeal Determined
Decision
Refuse
Received
26 May 2023
Validated
3 Jul 2023
Decided
20 Dec 2024
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO2 7SR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 May 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 3 Jul 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

410 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens at appeal

The process from here

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from the council to the national planning inspectorate, or in Scotland usually to a local review body first. The appeal considers the scheme afresh against the same policies.

Anyone who commented on the original application is normally notified and can comment again within the appeal deadline. Appeal decisions take months rather than weeks, and the outcome replaces the council's decision.

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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