13 Firs Chase, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8NG Data via plota.co.uk

251460 - Full (8 Week Determination) Refused

Proposal

Extension and alterations to the existing dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Jul 2025
✗
Refused
5 Sept 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Sept 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Special protection area 218 m away: Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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
SSSI 218 m away: Blackwater Estuary SSSI; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the West Mersea built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £229,500 in August 1998. Detached house, freehold.

21 August 1998£229,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Postcode
CO5 8NG
Received
11 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Jul 2025
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Sept 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
5 Sept 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
- Wincer Kievenaar

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 15% of full applications here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
811decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Aug 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use