25 Oakwood Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8EJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of garage outbuilding to serve as a utility room/office ancillary use to the host building Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Oct 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO5 8EJ
- Received
- 5 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 5 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
- Parish
- West Mersea
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 28 Oct 2025
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
10 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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