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Rewsalls Farm, Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea Colchester CO5 8SX

Awaiting decision Colchester 261274 Full (8 Week Determination)

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of existing agricultural lean to structure to 6 self contained B8 storage units together with the installation of external walls and roller shutter doors

As published by the council, reference 261274

Application record

Reference
261274
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Application Valid
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
East Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8SX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 September 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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What 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 full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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