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261705 - Planning Screening Opinion Application Valid

Proposal

Request for EIA Screening Opinion Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:22

Application progress

✓

Received

18 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 21.

Documents

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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.

National infrastructure project about 856 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme

The site is about 856 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, about 1841 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 ↗

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Eight Ash Green 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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: Planning Screening Opinion
Received: 18 Sept 2026
Validated: 18 Sept 2026
Ward: Lexden & Braiswick
Parish: Bergholt Road Allotment
Target decision: 9 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 21, past Colchester's usual 20 days for eia screening and scoping opinions. 98% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 18 Dec 2026.

predicted

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target

93%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

1,442decided in the last year

Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in Colchester to go on. Colchester decision record →

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