Unit 9, Easter Park, Axial Way, Colchester CO4 5WY Data via plota.co.uk

261515 - Advertisement Consent Application Valid

Proposal

2x non-illuminated fascia signs, Extruded aluminium flex face sign, Coated RAL CLASSIC colour (6011) with logo 25mm x 50mm fixing rails Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Colchester's recent advertisement consent. Comments are open until 15 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Colchester built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
CO4 5WY
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Mile End
Parish
Myland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Colchester usually decides advertisement consent by day 57.

Day 2334 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
21decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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