Planning application
Garlands Farm, Garlands Road, Birch Colchester CO2 0NS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed double garage with office in roof space.
As published by the council, reference 260849
Application record
- Reference
- 260849
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
- Parish
- Birch
- Postcode
- CO2 0NS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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260850 Awaiting decision
Garlands Farm, Garlands Road, Birch Colchester CO2 0NS
Listed building consent application for a proposed double garage with office in roof space.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 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 3 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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