Energy Incident Register
Planning applications / Councils / Colchester
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Colchester: energy planning applications

30 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Colchester, 223 MW in all. 5 still in planning.

5In planning
11Granted or being built
12Operating
2Refused, withdrawn or closed

Battery storage 5 · Solar 25 · Battery storage across the UK · Solar across the UK

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An email when an application near your postcode in Colchester or beyond is added or decided, or an incident is recorded nearby. Free, nothing else, one click to stop.

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Every application in Colchester, newest first

Latest decisions

Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal

Incidents on the register near Colchester's applications

6 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

For a planning case

The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in Colchester, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).

Neighbouring planning authorities

Tendring31Babergh15Braintree43Maldon21Ipswich17Chelmsford17Rochford14Southend-on-Sea6

Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.