Visitor Centre, Highwoods Country Park, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed extension and alterations and erection of 2 external canopies Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from Colchester's recent extensions.
Going to planning committee
Thursday 5 November
Planning Committee
Officers recommend approval
The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.
Source: Colchester's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO4 5JR
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Mile End
- Parish
- Myland
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 56 of the 56-day target. Colchester usually decides extensions by day 56.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 2 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Colchester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #43 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Colchester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
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Visitor Centre, Highwoods Country Park, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JR
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The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.