Planning application
Land off, Valley Crescent, West Bergholt Colchester
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval 250348 - Erection of up to 7 no. Dwellings with Parking and Access.
As published by the council, reference 261516
Application record
- Reference
- 261516
- Type
- Reserved Matters (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Lexden & Braiswick
- Parish
- West Bergholt
Comment by 10 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Colchester through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Colchester
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester's median decision took 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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261432 Awaiting decision
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251948 Withdrawn
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241942 Granted
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242129 Granted
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232089 Granted
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