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Land at, 102 East Road, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8SA

Refused Colchester 260566 Outline (13 Week Determination)

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 52 new dwellings

As published by the council, reference 260566

Application record

Reference
260566
Type
Outline (13 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refuse
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Decided
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8SA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 14 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 28 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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