Planning application
Birch Pit, Maldon Road, Birch Colchester CO5 9XE
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Essex County Council consultation ESS/27/26/COL for the extraction of sand and gravel from the southern extension area; construction of temporary soil screening bunds, construction of a new embankment within the western extension to form a new silt lago
As published by the council, reference 260844
Application record
- Reference
- 260844
- Type
- County Matter
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
- Parish
- Birch
- Postcode
- CO5 9XE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 July 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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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided less common application types in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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