Planning application
Green Gables, Mill Lane, Birch Colchester CO2 0NH
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removing of the existing rear single-storey and the creation of a single storey front lobby extension and a rear two storey extension toincrease living space.
As published by the council, reference 260346
Application record
- Reference
- 260346
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
- Parish
- Birch
- Postcode
- CO2 0NH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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260659 Awaiting decision
Green Gables, Mill Lane, Birch Colchester CO2 0NH
Construction of Horse Menage, 20m+40m, with associated floodlighting, for exercising horses. Non commercial.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Colchester
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6 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Colchester granted permission on 26 May 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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Green Gables, Mill Lane, Birch Colchester CO2 0NH
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