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75 Empress Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8BL

Awaiting decision Colchester 260243 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic

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Proposal

Demolition of existing 2 storey detached dwelling. Erection of new 2 storey (with rooms in the roof) detached replacement dwelling

As published by the council, reference 260243

Application record

Reference
260243
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Application Valid
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8BL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 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

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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.

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