Planning application
Mile End Methodist Church, Nayland Road, Colchester CO4 5ET
Works: Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing worship space and church hall, Proposed new worship space and church hall and internal reordering. PV panels to beapplied to roof
As published by the council, reference 260561
Application record
- Reference
- 260561
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mile End
- Parish
- Myland
- Postcode
- CO4 5ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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9 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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