Planning application
1 Cottage Drive, Colchester CO2 8DE
Works: Loft or dormer
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Loft conversion with side dormer and front skylights.
As published by the council, reference 260785
Application record
- Reference
- 260785
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Old Heath & The Hythe
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO2 8DE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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