12 Colchester Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3JG Data via plota.co.uk

261301 - Removal/Variation of a Condition (8 Week Determination) Approved

Proposal

Application for variation of condition 2 following grant of planning application . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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    Conditions variation sought for 2

    • VariationApplication for variation of condition 2 following grant of planning application 221134.This application261301

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1506 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the West Bergholt 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

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Removal/Variation of a Condition (8 Week Determination)
Postcode
CO6 3JG
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Parish
West Bergholt
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve Conditional
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Aug 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

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