Planning application
Comb Field, Church Lane, Stanway Colchester CO3 8LR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from agricultural land to public open grass and woodlandfor the Stanway community with small carpark and entrance to support.
As published by the council, reference 252743
Application record
- Reference
- 252743
- Type
- Full (13 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Stanway
- Parish
- Stanway
- Postcode
- CO3 8LR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Colchester
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 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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This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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