West Mersea, Essex
Residential

Mersea Island is an island in Essex, England, in the Blackwater and Colne estuaries to the south-east of Colchester. Its name comes from the Old English word ‘meresig’, meaning “island of the pool”. The island is split into two main areas, West Mersea and East Mersea, and is connected to the mainland by the Strood.

Mersea Island was used by the Romans as a holiday destination. In the 15th Century a small part of West Mersea was developed around the fishing industry in the area known as ‘The City’. This area contains several timber framed and timer clad listed buildings and has a very distinctive character of tight knit streets with white painted buildings close together on the edge of the road.

The proposed outline planning application was for the demolition of 1 dwelling (No.43 Seaview Avenue) and erection of up to 101 dwellings and up to 0.5ha of D1/B1 commercial use with associated parking, 2.8 ha of public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SUDs) and vehicular access points from East Road and Seaview Avenue.

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