Planning application
96 East Road, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8SA
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
Proposed garage conversion to annex including single storey rear extension to existing garage.
As published by the council, reference 260728
Application record
- Reference
- 260728
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
- Parish
- West Mersea
- Postcode
- CO5 8SA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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1 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 26 June 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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