land at Ellco Agricultural, Gun Hill House, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP Data via plota.co.uk

261865 - Consultation (Inside Borough) Application Valid
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Proposed telecommunications base station Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

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Site constraints 6

Dedham Vale National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
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.
National infrastructure project about 266 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 266 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat about 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Consultation (Inside Borough)
Postcode
CO7 6HP
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Colchester
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Colchester usually decides other by day 36.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
17decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
East Lodge, Gun Hill, Colchester CO7 6HP
Application to discharge condition 5 (window details) of planning permission 230661
231547
2023 Approved
East Lodge, Gun Hill, Colchester CO7 6HP
Application to discharge condition 5 (window details) of planning permission 230661
231547
2023 Approved
East Lodge, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposed replacement garden room, alterations and renovation of East Lodge
230660
2023 Approved
East Lodge, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposed replacement garden room, alterations and renovation of East Lodge (Amended site…
230661
2023 Approved
East Lodge, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposed replacement garden room, alterations and renovation of East Lodge
230660
2023 Approved
East Lodge, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposed replacement garden room, alterations and renovation of East Lodge (Amended site…
230661
2022 Withdrawn
East Lodge, Ipswich Road, Langham Essex CO7 6HP
Proposed replacement garden room, alterations and renovation of East Lodge. All details a…
222022
2022 Withdrawn
East Lodge, Ipswich Road, Langham Essex CO7 6HP
Proposed replacement garden room, alterations and renovation of East Lodge. All details a…
222022
2021 Approved
Woodside, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Erection of a single storey extension and glazed link to the west of the existing house
212320
2019 Approved
Stone Cottage, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposed single storey link extension
190810
2019 Approved
Stone Cottage, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposed single storey link extension
190810
2019 Approved
Blackbrook House, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposal to overlay existing car park with tarmac to match existing driveway and provide…
190089
2019 Approved
Blackbrook House, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposal to overlay existing car park with tarmac to match existing driveway and provide…
190089
2018 Approved
Blackbrook House, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Proposed single storey front extension.
182354
2018
Wilderness Cottage, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
T1 Cherry Tree : fell and grind stump.
181693
2016 Approved
Stone Cottage, Gun Hill, Dedham Colchester CO7 6HP
Loft conversion to include the increase of roof height and windows.
160885
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