Unit 4a, Tollgate Centre, Tollgate West, Stanway Colchester Data via plota.co.uk

261835 - Full (8 Week Determination) Application Valid

Proposal

Installation of a mezzanine floor for back of house purposes. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:35

Application progress

✓

Received

14 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Dec 2026, from Colchester's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project 709 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme

The site is 709 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Colchester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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)
Received: 14 Oct 2026
Validated: 14 Oct 2026
Ward: Stanway
Parish: Stanway
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Colchester usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

prediction

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target

61%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 9 Nov 2026

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