Planning application
Maldon Road Chapel, Maldon Road, Colchester CO3 3AQ
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of the front section of the building owing to safety concerns over structural defects, and the building back of a new frontsection of the building with enhancements to address existing accessibility issues.
As published by the council, reference 261456
Application record
- Reference
- 261456
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Colchester
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 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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