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Mersea Island Holiday Park, Fen Lane, East Mersea Colchester

Awaiting decision Colchester 260224 Full (8 Week Determination)

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

The use of land for the siting of 10no. holiday caravans, landscaping,parking and associated works

As published by the council, reference 260224

Application record

Reference
260224
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Application Valid
Received
5 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
East Mersea

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 April 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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What happens while it is decided

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.

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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