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Planning appeals in Colchester City Council

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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Colchester City Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 584 planning appeals in Colchester City Council since 2016, of which 25% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 73 decisions, 34% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 29 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

619

appeals on record since 2016

25%

of decided appeals allowed

29 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 34% allowed

By appeal type

Householder135 decided

29% allowed

Minor321 decided

24% allowed

Major31 decided

35% allowed

Commercial20 decided

25% allowed

Enforcement58 decided

5% allowed

Other51 decided

16% allowed

Not classified3 decided

67% allowed

By procedure

Written representations572 decided

22% allowed

Hearings28 decided

36% allowed

Inquiries19 decided

42% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 55 · 35% allowed 2025 · 124 · 25% allowed 2024 · 75 · 28% allowed 2023 · 73 · 11% allowed 2022 · 48 · 29% allowed 2021 · 38 · 15% allowed 2020 · 40 · 22% allowed 2019 · 52 · 14% allowed 2018 · 37 · 22% allowed 2017 · 40 · 34% allowed 2016 · 37 · 41% allowed

Latest decisions in Colchester City Council

Dismissed19 October 2026· minor6009296
Land West of Priory Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0QE
erection of single dwellinghouse (self build) Use Class C3
Allowed8 October 2026· minor6009395
Land North of Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1LT
the use of the land for Gypsy & Traveller residential use with the development of two residential pitches
Dismissed2 October 2026· other6005014
7 East Mersea Road, West Mersea, CO5 8SL
a two storey rear flat roof extension with perimeter parapet
Dismissed2 October 20266005011
7 East Mersea Road, West Mersea, CO5 8SL
a two storey rear flat roof extension with perimeter parapet
Allowed24 September 2026· minor6009382
Land at Colchester Rd, Colchester, CO6 3JX
Dismissed24 August 2026· householder6010971
10 Little Woods Mews, Colchester, CO4 5YG
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front velux windows
Allowed17 August 2026· minor6003588
The Barn, Bull Lane, Tiptree, CO5 0BE
custom and self-build dwelling
Allowed12 August 2026· householder6005467
15 Parsons Field, Dedham, Colchester, CO7 6BZ
a front and rear single storey extension
Allowed5 August 2026· householder6008269
5 Fairhaven Avenue, Colchester, CO5 8EZ
described in the application form as ‘the removal of the installed Cabrio windows x 2 on the rear elevation and installation of 2 x 940 x 2520mm fixed and sloped Velux Windows with the bottom panel to have a frosted or opaque vinyl applied
Allowed27 July 20266004870
M&S, Stane Park, Colchester, CO3 8DW
variation of conditions 4 and 5 (relating to mezzanine floorspace and use classes) following grant of planning permission 193163 for ‘Retail park comprising retail (A1) and restaurant (A1/A3/A5) units with associated parking and landscaping’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 202105, dated 09/02/2021
Dismissed17 July 2026· advert6010266
Fen Farm, Moore Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8FE
advertisement consent for 1no. non-illuminated sign
Dismissed17 July 2026· householder6009741
Tanglewood, 37 Church Lane, Colchester, CO3 4DX
full refurbishment of the existing dwelling, a single-storey rear extension at ground floor and new first-floor dormers to improve internal layout and appearance, retaining residential use
Allowed17 July 2026· householder6009383
Zoli House,, 27 Fowler Road,, Colchester, CO2 9FF
to lower the existing roof height on an existing side extension
Dismissed29 June 2026· minor6005813
Oak House, Aldham, CO6 3QU
proposed replacement of agricultural building with a self- build/custom build new dwelling. (In lieu of Prior Approval for conversion of building into a dwelling 221000)
Dismissed16 June 2026· householder6006480
134 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 4BL
replacement of existing garage and porch

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.