Shrub End Sports Ground, Shrub End Community And Sports Centre, Boadicea Way, Colchester Essex CO2 9BG Data via plota.co.uk

251393 - Full (8 Week Determination) Approved

Proposal

Single storey side extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2025
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Approved
26 Aug 2025

Approved on 26 Aug 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Colchester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Postcode
CO2 9BG
Received
2 Jul 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Ward
Shrub End
Parish
Colchester
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2025
Decision
Approve Conditional
Decision date
26 Aug 2025
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
525decided 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
29 Jul 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

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