The Friar Public House, St Christopher Road, Colchester Essex CO4 0NE

1. 18 Jul 2022

   Received by Colchester

2. 24 May 2023

   Decision issued: Approve Conditional

3. 28 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 17 St Dominic Road, Colchester Essex CO4 0PY

  223078 Submitted 14 Dec 2022 100 yards away

  Single storey side extension to form a linked garage

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 36 St Monance Way, Colchester CO4 0PH

  242239 Submitted 28 Oct 2024 150 yards away

  Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed conversion of garage to living space, garage door changing to a window(no extension)

  Granted Lawful development Extension Windows or glazing 3 docs

• 44 Upland Drive, Colchester Essex CO4 0PZ

  241529 Submitted 23 Jul 2024 200 yards away

  Application to discharge condition 5 (landscaping) of planning permission 240734

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• 9 St Cyrus Road, Colchester Essex CO4 0NG

  241638 Submitted 7 Aug 2024 250 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed flat roof replacement with a new roof. Adding a full bathroom inside the garage, replacing the current rear entrance to the garage with an obscured window. Rest of garage as a sitting room. G

  Granted Lawful development Roofing Windows or glazing 6 docs

• 24 St Cyrus Road, Colchester CO4 0NG

  260807 Submitted 1 May 2026 250 yards away

  Rear Extension (14m2) plus internal conversion.

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 30 St Dominic Road, Colchester Essex CO4 0PX

  230906 Submitted 14 Apr 2023 250 yards away

  Retrospective planning permission is requested for the replacement of a flat roof over the single-storey porch and garage at the front of the property with a pitched roof.

  Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 261306 Granted

  Albert Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JW

  2no. internal hanging signs, powder-coated aluminium tray sign with illuminated push-through acrylic lettering.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Advertising
• 261758 Awaiting decision

  Units 1 to 3, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8JX

  Display of a flex-face illuminated sign and digitally printed images on gym entrance windows. Flex Face Illuminated Sign (6160mm x 200mm) mounted at high level above Gym entrance. Multi-panel Digitally Printed vinyl adhered to multiple glazing panels at

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Advertising
• 261354 Granted

  The Stanway School, Winstree Road, Stanway Colchester CO3 0QA

  Signage on the recently remodelled and refurbished HMO / domestic dwelling following conversion to a Head Office for the Sigma Trust. Signage will enable visitors to differentiate the central Head Office from the main School site and highlight main entra

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Advertising
• 261181 Granted

  Hudsons Smokehouse & Grill, 19 Head Street, Colchester CO1 1NX

  Installation of replacement signs for new ownership, 1x set of individual letters, 1x projecting sign and 1x logo sign

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Advertising
• 261404 Granted

  Outside, 131 High Street, Colchester CO1 1SP

  The screens are primarily for public good, displaying real-time passenger information (RTPI) for public transport services (bus and train) in the surrounding area: including live departure and arrival times and stop allocation. Digital advertisements co

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Advertising