Land North of, Wyvern Farm, London Road, Stanway Colchester Data via plota.co.uk

260056 - Reserved Matters (13 Week Determination) Approved

Proposal

Application for Approval of Reserved Matters (relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for 526 dwellings, open space, drainage, infrastructure and associated ancillary works pursuant to Outline planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Sept 2026, 08:13

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Application progress

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Received

9 Jan 2026

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Validated

21 Jan 2026

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Approved

5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 3

Part of

Outline30 Oct 2024council archive
- Reserved mattersApplication for Approval of Reserved Matters (relating to appearance, landscaping, layout…This application21 Jan 2026260056
  - FullTemporary change of use of a dwelling to use as a show home and marketing area…15 Jun 2026261098

Site constraints 4

Grade II* listed: Catchbells

List entry 1224841 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II*)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

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111 mParish Church of St AlbrightGrade II*

Historic England ↗

National infrastructure project 498 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme

The site is 498 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.

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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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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: Reserved Matters (13 Week Determination)
Received: 9 Jan 2026
Validated: 21 Jan 2026
Ward: Marks Tey & Layer
Parish: Stanway
Target decision: 5 Jun 2026
Decision: Approve Conditional
Decision date: 5 Jun 2026
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 135 days from validation, 79 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 86% of commercial and major works here are.

This one135d

Council56d

UK57d

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: 5 May 2026

Colchester

Planning Authority Score

6.2/10

Average

#91 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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