Padstow House, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX Data via plota.co.uk

261029 - Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed use ofthe land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 989 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is 989 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Norwich to Tilbury (examination closed, recommendation due, 1290 m).
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.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Postcode
CO6 3PX
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Parish
Eight Ash Green
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
437decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
New House Adjacent To Bungalow, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Demolition of existing rear conservatory, replaced by proposed two storey rear extension…
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2020 Refused
Oakdene House, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX
Proposed two storey rear extension & first floor side extension over existing
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2020 Refused
Oakdene House, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX
Proposed two storey rear extension & first floor side extension over existing
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2019 Approved
Bungalow Stores, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX
Single storey extension to shop premises to create storage room
190474
2019 Approved
Bungalow Stores, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX
Single storey extension to shop premises to create storage room
190474
2018 Approved
New House Adjacent To Bungalow, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX
Side extension to existing dwelling & provision of an annexe (Resubmission of 172717)
182525
2017 Withdrawn
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Two storey side extension to existing dwelling & provsion of an attached annex.
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2017 Withdrawn
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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