Fairfield Gardens, Colchester CO4 3WP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed bin store Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Colchester Planning Committee on 29 Jan 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the secure replacement store would improve waste storage without harming amenity or public safety.
- Environmental Protection supported the proposal subject to conditions, highways raised no objection, and no third-party comments were received.
- The committee unanimously approved the application subject to the conditions and informatives in the report.
Source: Plota analysis of Colchester's committee minutes of 29 Jan 2026.
Site constraints 1
Checked on 2 November 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO4 3WP
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St Anne's & St John's
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 30 Jan 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 108 days from validation, 52 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 4 Nov 2025
Historical activity at this location
12 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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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