Planning application
375 Ipswich Road, Colchester CO4 0HL
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Notification for prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, with a maximum height of 3 metres, and eaves height of 2.7 metres.
As published by the council, reference 261639
Application record
- Reference
- 261639
- Type
- Householder Notification
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- St Anne's & St John's
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO4 0HL
Comment by 1 October 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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7 Sep 2026
Received by Colchester
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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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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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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