Planning application
179 Mersea Road, Colchester Colchester CO2 8PN
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed single storey rear extension.
As published by the council, reference 261141
Application record
- Reference
- 261141
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Berechurch
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO2 8PN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 14 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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