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Planning in Colchester by area

In the last month there were 22 new planning applications and 44 decisions worth knowing about across Colchester, and 82% of those decided were approved. Here is every area ranked, the biggest housing schemes and what people are applying for.

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22new applicationslast 31 days
44decisions36 approved, 8 refused
82%approval rateof applications approved or refused
–new homes applied forin new applications, last 31 days

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Busiest this month: Colchester (22), New Town (12) and Tiptree (6). The middle Colchester area had 1, and 11 areas had none at all.

Every area, ranked

1ColchesterCO122418135–
2New TownCO11221091–
3TiptreeCO565110–
4BerechurchCO240422–
5West MerseaCO541330–
6Great HorkesleyCO632110–
7HighwoodsCO431220–
8ChappelCO621110–
9Great TeyCO621101–
10InworthCO522000–
11MonkwickCO220202–
12PrettygateCO321110–
13StanwayCO320220–
14CopfordCO611000–
15DedhamCO710110–
16FingringhoeCO510110–
17GreensteadCO410110–
18HytheCO110110–
19LanghamCO410110–
20Layer-de-la-HayeCO210110–
21LexdenCO310110–
22RowhedgeCO510110–
23St John'sCO410110–
24Wakes ColneCO611000–
25WivenhoeCO710110–
26WormingfordCO611000–

New applications and decisions worth knowing about within each area’s circle over the last 31 days. Minor items such as tree work notices aren’t counted. Areas overlap, so one application can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

What people are applying for

Rear extension926186%
Extension8530100%
New signs6060100%
Loft conversion411233%
New homes3030100%
Change of use3120–
Going green3210–
Outline plans3300–
New shared house (HMO)2011–
Side extension2101–
Demolition1010–
Other22712380%

Applications and decisions worth knowing about across Colchester, last 31 days. An approval rate needs at least three decisions.

Recently refused

8 applications refused in the last month.

Where the figures come from

Applications and decisions come from the council’s planning website, gathered by UK PlanIt. We count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. Some dates are estimated from the application number, and we never show applicants’ names.

See our sources and their licences. Figures update every night.

Planning in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Colchester have the most planning applications?

Over the last month, the busiest areas for planning were Colchester (22), New Town (12), Tiptree (6), Berechurch (4) and West Mersea (4), counting new applications and decisions worth knowing about. The middle area had 1.

How many planning applications are approved in Colchester?

Of the 44 applications approved or refused in the last month, 36 were approved and 8 refused: an approval rate of 82%.

What are people in Colchester applying for?

The most common plans over the last month were rear extension (9), extension (8) and new signs (6).

Where are new homes planned in Colchester?

No schemes of three or more homes were applied for or decided in the last month.