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Maldon Road Chapel, Maldon Road, Colchester CO3 3AQ

Awaiting decision Colchester 261456 Full (8 Week Determination)

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

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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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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