Planning application
36 Wordsworth Road, Colchester CO3 4HR
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
Resubmission of application previously approved under application 211840. Updated and revised drawings showing single storey front, side and rear wrap around extension with minor amendments to the previously approved scheme.
As published by the council, reference 260763
Application record
- Reference
- 260763
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Prettygate
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 4HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 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 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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