Land near, Boxted Cross, Boxted Colchester CO4 5RD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Electricity Act 1989: Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - Proposed upgrade to the existing the High voltage (HV) overhead line near Boxted Cross, Colchester. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 148.
Site constraints 5
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, 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
- Overhead lines
- Postcode
- CO4 5RD
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Jun 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- William Davies
Decision outlook
Day 148, past the statutory target. 94% of other in Colchester are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Sept 2026.
Plota live figures for other decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Historical activity at this location
25 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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