Old Bourchiers Hall, New Road, Aldham Colchester CO6 3QT Data via plota.co.uk

260951 - Demolition of buildings and construction of new dwelling hse in place Application Valid

Proposal

Prior Notification under Class ZA of the GPDO for the demolition of the existing Class E building and erection of a dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 5 Sept 2026, 12:32

Application progress

✓

Received

21 May 2026

✓

Validated

1 Jun 2026

Decision

Expected by 27 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 16 Sept 2026; it is now day 107.

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: Demolition of buildings and construction of new dwelling hse in place
Postcode: CO6 3QT
Received: 21 May 2026
Validated: 1 Jun 2026
Ward: Lexden & Braiswick

Decision outlook

Day 107, past the statutory target. 98% of prior approvals in Colchester are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 10751 days past the 56-day target

94%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

16,328decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Colchester to go on. Colchester decision record →

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

1 Old Bourchiers Hall, New Road, Aldham Colchester CO6 3QU

Change of use of the existing building to Use Class B1 (Office).

200691 15 May 2020

2020 Approved

1 Old Bourchiers Hall, New Road, Aldham Colchester CO6 3QU

Change of use of the existing building to Use Class B1 (Office).

200691 15 May 2020

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