Corvettes, New Road, Aldham Colchester CO6 3QZ Data via plota.co.uk

260641 - Full (8 Week Determination) Decided
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed outdoor swimming pool and modification of existing terrace area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
9 Apr 2026
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Decided

Decided on · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Postcode
CO6 3QZ
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick

Historical activity at this location

16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Proposed garden store extension to building approved under Ref: 222648
230850
2023 Approved
Proposed garden store extension to building approved under Ref: 222648
230850
2022 Approved
Application for variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) following grant of planning pe…
222648
2022 Approved
Application for variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) following grant of planning pe…
222648
2021 Approved
Extension of garden area
213160
2020 Approved
Modifications to canopy
201586
2020 Approved
Modifications to canopy
201586
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Corvettes, New Road, Aldham Essex CO6 3QZ
Demolition of existing barn and replacement with proposed stable building
251289
2024
Corvettes, New Road, Aldham Essex CO6 3QZ
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 of application 230850
240052
2024
Corvettes, New Road, Aldham Essex CO6 3QZ
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 of application 230850
240052
2020 Approved
Garage site, Hardings Close, Aldham
Application to discharge conditions 4, 5, 6 and 10 of planning permission 192671
201698
2020 Approved
Garage site, Hardings Close, Aldham
Application to discharge conditions 4, 5, 6 and 10 of planning permission 192671
201698
2019 Approved
Garage site, Hardings Close, Aldham
Demolition of existing garages and the construction of new affordable housing to provide…
192671
2019 Approved
Garage site, Hardings Close, Aldham
Demolition of existing garages and the construction of new affordable housing to provide…
192671
2017 Approved
The Retreat, New Road, Aldham Colchester CO6 3QZ
Extension and alterations to existing detached cartlodge to include balcony and 2 no. dor…
171942
2017 Approved
The Retreat, New Road, Aldham Colchester CO6 3QZ
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Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Colchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #245 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #255 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #43 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #39 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
89 decided
1,074
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings