Planning application
The Headway Centre, Woodland Walk, Colchester CO4 6DH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3, 5, 7, 8,9, 15, 21 (251930)
As published by the council, reference 260283
Application record
- Reference
- 260283
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Mile End
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO4 6DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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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Open the documentsWhat 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
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