Planning application
Bright & Sons, 77-79 Church Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0HB
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of a bungalow, a retail unit and store and the erection of 12no. two bed flats and 2no. retail units with parking and access. (Amended address)
As published by the council, reference 251911
Application record
- Reference
- 251911
- Type
- Full (13 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Tiptree
- Parish
- Tiptree
- Postcode
- CO5 0HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Colchester
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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