Planning application
47 Finchingfield Way, Colchester CO2 0AU
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
Notification for prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension extending 3.65 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, with a maximum height of 3.4 metres, and eaves height of 2.40 metres.
As published by the council, reference 260445
Application record
- Reference
- 260445
- Type
- Householder Notification
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Berechurch
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO2 0AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 29 April 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.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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