Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community Land East of Colchester, West of Elmstead Market and North of Wivenhoe Between A120, B1028 Colchester Road, B1027 Brightlingsea Road and Elmstead Road Essex Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Hybrid planning application for a phased mixed-use development (creating a new garden community), comprising: Outline Planning Application (with all matters reserved) - Residential development (including care and older persons housing); employment including business, industry, research and development; a further education college, a secondary school, primary schools, special educational needs and early years facilities; student accommodation and associated uses; civic and neighbourhood centres containing a range of commercial, civic, cultural and community uses; a new country park provided along the salary brook corridor; new leisure uses and sports pitches, public open space and linked amenities; new cycleways and pedestrian routes, park and ride facility, multi-modal mobility hubs, access roads and associated highways improvements; associated infrastructure works; small ancillary agricultural structures will be demolished; and Full Planning application - Including residential and non-residential development, employment, car parking, meanwhile and community spaces, events spaces, strategic highway and transport infrastructure and associated utilities, landscaping, earthworks, drainage works and associated development. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 4 May 2026.
Documents 527
Statements & assessments 122
Plans & drawings 178
Application forms 4
Consultation & comments 93
Other documents 130
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Important details
- Council
- Tendring
- Application type
- Tendring Colchester Border Garden Commun
- Postcode
- CO7 9JA
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Alresford & Elmstead
- Parish
- Elmstead Market Parish Council
- Case officer
- Track to view
- Target decision
- 24 Jun 2026
- Applicant
- Track to view
- Agent
- Track to view
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 260386
- Neighbours
- 13 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Apr 2026
- Press notice
- 17 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Tendring is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #38 out of 292. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
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Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community Land East of Colchester, West of Elmstead Market and North of Wivenhoe Between A120, B1028 Colchester Road, B1027 Brightlingsea Road and Elmstead Road Essex
