Planning application
56B Baden Powell Drive, Colchester CO3 4SR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a C2 Residential Institution to 3.no self contained1 bedroom dwellings (C3)
As published by the council, reference 260416
Application record
- Reference
- 260416
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Prettygate
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 4SR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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18 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 May 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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