Below are listed the 8 appeals decided in the Colchester City Council area in the past 30 days.
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Erection of 83 dwellings with public open space, landscaping and vehicular access from Port Lane.
Decision Date: 5th February 2026App Ref: APP/****/*/**/*******Applicant: ***********************Site Address: *****************, Colchester, CO1 2NX, Procedure: Written representationsCase Type: Planning (W)Outcome: Dismissed
Change of use of agricultural field to dog walking field’.
Decision Date: 30th January 2026App Ref: APP/****/*/**/*******Applicant: ***********************Site Address: *****************, Kelvedon Road,, KELVEDON ROAD , INWORTH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO6 3PT, Procedure: Written representationsCase Type: Planning (W)Outcome: Dismissed
The construction of a 2 bed bungalow/chalet.
Decision Date: 30th January 2026App Ref: APP/****/*/**/*******Applicant: ***********************Site Address: *****************, Kelvedon Road, Inworth, COLCHESTER, CO5 9SH, Procedure: Written representationsCase Type: Planning (W)Outcome: Dismissed
Change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's home for a maximum of three young people (Use Class C2) without complying with condition 2 attached to planning permission Ref 240976, dated 11 October 2024.
Decision Date: 2nd February 2026App Ref: APP/****/*/**/*******Applicant: ***********************Site Address: *****************, Colchester, CO2 8PR, Procedure: Written representationsCase Type: Planning (W)Outcome: Allowed
Alleged in the notice is ‘Without the benefit of planning permission, the construction of brick piers and associated walling, gate and metal fret cut screens and gate over 1 metre in height, adjacent to the highway.
Decision Date: 29th January 2026App Ref: APP/****/*/**/*******Applicant: ***********************Site Address: *****************, Great Tey, COLCHESTER, CO6 1AL, Procedure: Written representationsCase Type: Enforcement NoticeOutcome: Notice varied and upheld
An agricultural mixed use barn.
Decision Date: 29th January 2026App Ref: APP/****/*/**/*******Applicant: ***********************Site Address: *****************, Part of Thornings Farm -PARCEL ID 9540, Part of Thornings Farm -PARCEL ID 9540, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3AX, Procedure: Written representationsCase Type: Planning (W)Outcome: Allowed
The applicant would like to change use from Class C3 to C2 (children's care homes) please refer to the statement of use attached’.
Decision Date: 14th January 2026App Ref: APP/****/*/**/*******Applicant: ***********************Site Address: *****************, Colchester, CO1 2HS, Procedure: Written representationsCase Type: Planning (W)Outcome: Allowed
Alleged in the notice is without planning permission, the construction of a outbuilding forward of the principal elevation of the main dwelling-house and the construction of a partly rendered wall and piers over 1m in height adjacent to the highway.
Decision Date: 12th February 2026App Ref: APP/****/*/**/*******Applicant: ***********************Site Address: *****************, Marks Tey, COLCHESTER, CO6 1LS, Procedure: Written representationsCase Type: Enforcement NoticeOutcome: Notice varied and upheld