Rear of, Spring Cottage, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR Data via plota.co.uk

261833 - Outline (8 Week Determination) Application Valid
New homes

Proposal

Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved - self-build residential dwelling with associated garage/car port. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Dec 2026 and 17 Dec 2026, from Colchester's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 4

4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Games Farmhouse, Grade II*, 45 m away · 1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Also on the record
Inside the Peldon built-up area; Open access land 18 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 17 October 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
Outline (8 Week Determination)
Postcode
CO5 7PR
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
Winstred Hundred
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Colchester usually decides new homes by day 61.

Day 1546 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
41%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
70decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Games Farmhouse, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR
Proposed fences and gates, proposed replacement shed and driveway alterations.
252698
2025 Approved
Games Farmhouse, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR
Listed building application for proposed kitchen extract fan, proposedinternal partitions…
252699
2025 Approved
Silver Springs, Lower Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7PR
Application for variation of a condition 2 & 3 following grant of planning permission. (2…
250695
2024 Approved
Little Doves Day Nursery, Lower Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7PR
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Materials), 9 (Landscaping…
241000
2024 Approved
Little Doves Day Nursery, Lower Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7PR
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Materials), 9 (Landscaping…
241000
2023 Approved
Silver Springs, Lower Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7PR
Proposed first floor extension and two storey side and front extension
232615
2023 Approved
Silver Springs, Lower Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7PR
Proposed first floor extension and two storey side and front extension
232615
2023 Approved
Little Doves Day Nursery, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR
Demolition of agricultural building and erection of replacement building for Class E(f)…
231889
2023 Approved
Little Doves Day Nursery, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR
Demolition of agricultural building and erection of replacement building for Class E(f)…
231889
2021
Games Farm, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR
Application to discharge condition 3 (WSI) of planning permission 201505
211304
2020 Approved
Games Farm, Lower Road, Peldon CO5 7PR
Replacement of single storey lean-to extension and replacement of two areas of ground flo…
201506
2020 Approved
Games Farm, Lower Road, Peldon CO5 7PR
Replacement of single storey lean-to extension and replacement of two areas of ground flo…
201505
2020 Approved
Games Farm, Lower Road, Peldon CO5 7PR
Replacement of single storey lean-to extension and replacement of two areas of ground flo…
201506
2020 Approved
Games Farm, Lower Road, Peldon CO5 7PR
Replacement of single storey lean-to extension and replacement of two areas of ground flo…
201505
2017 Approved
Land Adj, Games Farm, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR
Demolition of Former Agricultural Buildings and Erection of Day Nursery for Children of 0…
171533
2017 Approved
Land Adj, Games Farm, Lower Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7PR
Demolition of Former Agricultural Buildings and Erection of Day Nursery for Children of 0…
171533
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings