Unit 2, Lightship Way, Colchester Data via plota.co.uk

260956 - Full (8 Week Determination) Approved
Extensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Provision of a mezzanine floorspace Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
Local nature reserve 406 m away: Salary Brook; Inside the Colchester built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Full (8 Week Determination)
Postcode
CO2 8FR
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Greenstead
Parish
Colchester
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve Conditional
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for extensions. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
26 Block 1, Lightship Way, Colchester Essex CO2 8FR
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 and 11 ofapplication 222681
250858
2023 Approved
Sainsburys, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9, 16 & 20 of application 222681
232407
2023 Approved
Sainsburys, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9, 16 & 20 of application 222681
232407
2023 Approved
B And Q, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
Internally illuminated flex face sign on illuminated digitally printedpanel Digitally pri…
231408
2023 Approved
B And Q, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
Internally illuminated flex face sign on illuminated digitally printedpanel Digitally pri…
231408
2023 Approved
B And Q, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 and 22 of application 222681
231868
2023 Approved
B And Q, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 and 22 of application 222681
231868
2022 Approved
1 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester Colchester CO2 8XZ
The proposal is for a change of use from office/commercial space to a shop selling bubble…
221954
2022 Approved
1 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester Colchester CO2 8XZ
The proposal is for a change of use from office/commercial space to a shop selling bubble…
221954
2022 Approved
1 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester Colchester CO2 8XZ
The proposal is for a change of use from office/commercial space to karaoke rooms and off…
221956
2022 Approved
1 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester Colchester CO2 8XZ
Change of use from office/commercial space to restaurant (Class E(b))
221955
2022 Approved
1 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester Colchester CO2 8XZ
The proposal is for a change of use from office/commercial space to karaoke rooms and off…
221956
2022 Approved
1 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester Colchester CO2 8XZ
Change of use from office/commercial space to restaurant (Class E(b))
221955
2022 Approved
1 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester Colchester CO2 8XZ
The proposal is for a change of use from office/commercial space to a supermarket, which…
221957
2022 Approved
1 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester Colchester CO2 8XZ
The proposal is for a change of use from office/commercial space to a supermarket, which…
221957
2020
2 Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
Application to discharge conditions 5 & 6 of planning permission 181027
201598
2020
2 Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
Application to discharge conditions 5 & 6 of planning permission 181027
201598
2019
32 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester CO2 8GL
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6, 17, 18 and 20. (F/COL/06/08…
190106
2019
32 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester CO2 8GL
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6, 17, 18 and 20. (F/COL/06/08…
190106
2018 Withdrawn
32 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester CO2 8GL
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval F/COL/06/0826 to make changes to the locati…
182608
2017 Approved
32 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester CO2 8GL
Application to discharge condition 2 of planning permission F/COL/06/0826
171488
2017 Approved
32 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester CO2 8GL
Application to discharge condition 2 of planning permission F/COL/06/0826
171488
2016 Approved
32 Ballantyne Drive, Colchester CO2 8GL
Discharge of conditions 4, 9, 10 & 13 of planning permission F/COL/06/0826. (Residential…
161716
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