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13 Firs Chase, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8NG

Refused Colchester 242245 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: Extension Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Extension and alterations to existing dwelling

As published by the council, reference 242245

Application record

Reference
242245
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
4 Nov 2024
Validated
4 Nov 2024
Decided
23 Dec 2024
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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