Planning application
Comb Field, Church Lane, Stanway Colchester CO3 8LR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 Sep 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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11 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Colchester granted permission on 11 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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