Planning application
9 Firs Chase, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8NG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
change of use from a stand alone residential unit to an ancillary accommodation to no. 15 firs chase
As published by the council, reference 260958
Application record
- Reference
- 260958
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
- Parish
- West Mersea
- Postcode
- CO5 8NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 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 17 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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