Heathfields House, Abbots Road, Colchester CO2 8BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed scooter storage units. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Feb 2026 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Colchester Planning Committee on 29 Jan 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the units would provide safe storage and charging without harming design or neighbouring amenity.
- The cycling campaign supported the proposal but asked for covered staff cycle storage and visitor cycle stands; no neighbour responses were received.
- The committee unanimously approved the application subject to the conditions and informatives in the report.
Source: Plota analysis of Colchester's committee minutes of 29 Jan 2026.
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO2 8BJ
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Old Heath & The Hythe
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 104 days from validation, 48 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 11 Nov 2025
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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