Bertrand Russell Tower, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3FA Data via plota.co.uk

261428 - Full (8 Week Determination) Approved
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Installation of telecommunications equipment on wall mounted poles Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Wivenhoe Park, Stable Block, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden: Wivenhoe Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Colchester built-up area; Priority habitat about 47 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
CO4 3FA
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Wivenhoe
Parish
Colchester
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve Conditional
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 83% of full applications here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
518decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

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27 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Wivenhoe House Hotel, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ
Propose to convert these spaces into additional bedrooms for the hotel, the proposed sche…
193127
2019 Approved
Wivenhoe House Hotel, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ
The ground floor rooms of the East Wing are currently been used as offices for the Hotel…
193126
2019 Approved
Wivenhoe House Hotel, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ
Propose to convert these spaces into additional bedrooms for the hotel, the proposed sche…
193127
2019 Approved
Wivenhoe House Hotel, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ
The ground floor rooms of the East Wing are currently been used as offices for the Hotel…
193126
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