East Colchester – Planning Application

Town and Country Planning

(Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION

(Notice 2)

Proposed development at: Land east of Colchester, west of Elmstead Market and north of Wivenhoe between A120, and B1028 Colchester Road / B1027 Brightlingsea Road / Elmstead Road (Easting 604213, Northing 225412)

Take notice that application is being made by: Lichfields on behalf of Latimer (Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community) Developments Limited (the Applicant)

For Planning Permission to:

“Hybrid planning application (part full, part outline) for a phased mixed-use development (creating a new garden community), comprising:

Outline component (with all matters reserved) comprising: residential development (including care and older persons housing); employment including business, industry, research and development; a further education college, a secondary school, primary schools, special educational needs and early years facilities; student accommodation and associated uses; civic and neighbourhood centres containing a range of commercial, civic, cultural and community uses; a new country park provided along the Salary Brook Corridor; new leisure uses and sports pitches, public open space and linked amenities; new cycleways and pedestrian routes, park and ride facility, multi-modal mobility hubs, access roads and associated highways improvements; associated infrastructure works; small ancillary agricultural structures will be demolished; and

Detailed component, including residential and non-residential development, employment, car parking, meanwhile and community spaces sales and events spaces, strategic highway and transport infrastructure and associated utilities, landscaping, earthworks, drainage works and associated development.”

Local Planning Authority to whom the application is being submitted:

Tendring District Council and Colchester City Council

Local Planning Authority Address: Tendring District Council, Planning Services, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE and Colchester City Council, Planning Services, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1FG

Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to the Councils by 20/10/2025

Signatory: Sally Furminger, Associate Director (Lichfields, on behalf of Latimer (Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community) Developments Limited)

Date: 06/10/2025

Statement of owners’ rights: The grant of planning permission does not affect owners’ rights to retain or dispose of their property, unless there is some provision to the contrary in an agreement or lease.

Statement of agricultural tenants’ rights: The grant of planning permission for non-agricultural development may affect agricultural tenants’ security of tenure.

‘Owner’ means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than seven years.

‘Tenant’ means a tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprised in the land.