Cooks Hall Cottages, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EY
Application Valid
260809 - Full (8 Week Determination)
Description
Renovation and Extension of a pair of Cottages to create 2no. Semi- Detached 2 bedroomed Dwellings, with Car Parking & Amenity space
Other new applications on this street
Historical activity at this location
10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
With conditions
Cooks Hall Farm, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Essex CO6 3EY
Retrospective application for the works at the Dutch Barn
2024
Refused
3 & 4 Cooks Hall Cottages, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EY
Repair and renovate cottages on a like-for-like basis, as holiday accommodation (partly r…
2024
Refused
3 & 4 Cooks Hall Cottages, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EY
Repair and renovate cottages on a like-for-like basis, as holiday accommodation (partly r…
2018
With conditions
Cooks Hall Farm, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EY
Demolition of existing extensions to barn and conversion of barn to 2no dwellings, erecti…
2017
Approved
Cooks Hall Farm, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EY
Application for prior approval for a proposed change of use of 2 agricultural buildings t…
2017
Approved
Cooks Hall Farm, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EY
Application for prior approval for a proposed change of use of 2 agricultural buildings t…
2017
With conditions
2 Cooks Hall Cottages, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt CO6 3EY
Application to discharge condition 1 of planning permission 172016
2017
With conditions
2 Cooks Hall Cottages, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt CO6 3EY
Application to discharge condition 1 of planning permission 172016
2017
With conditions
2 Cooks Hall Cottages, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EY
Retrospective planning permission for hideout/treehouse
2017
With conditions
2 Cooks Hall Cottages, Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt Colchester CO6 3EY
Retrospective planning permission for hideout/treehouse
Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#91 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Colchester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #49 out of 292. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% 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 82% approved vs 90% nationally.
One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Colchester decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #257 of 292
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #259 of 292
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #49 of 292
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #39 of 292
68%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
84 decided
1,059
Total decisions
216 refused in 2025