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Former Telephone Exchange, Maldon Road, Birch

Awaiting decision Colchester 261316 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Single storey extension to redundant telephone exchange and change of use to a one bedroom two person self contained residential dwelling

As published by the council, reference 261316

Application record

Reference
261316
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Application Valid
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Parish
Birch

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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