Planning application
Sainsbury's, 1 Western Approach, Stanway Colchester CO3 8AA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary siting of 7 no. chilled containers and 1 no. ambient container to be used from 1st November - 31st January annually.
As published by the council, reference 261078
Application record
- Reference
- 261078
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Stanway
- Parish
- Stanway
- Postcode
- CO3 8AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 August 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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