Land to the South of, Camulos Academy, Whitmore Drive, Colchester CO4 5HG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed construction of a new single storey community centre with associated parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 78.
Going to planning committee
Thursday 15 October
Planning Committee
Officers recommend approval
The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.
Source: Colchester's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO4 5HG
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mile End
- Parish
- Myland
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 78, past the statutory target. 86% of full applications in Colchester are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 22 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 13 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
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Land to the South of, Camulos Academy, Whitmore Drive, Colchester CO4 5HG
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The consultation period closed on 13 Aug 2026.