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62 Northfield Gardens, Colchester CO4 9SS

Awaiting decision Colchester 261520 Full (8 Week Determination)

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Proposal

Conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation.

As published by the council, reference 261520

Application record

Reference
261520
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Application Valid
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Highwoods
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO4 9SS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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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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