Colchester Mercury Theatre Ltd, Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Passage, Colchester CO1 1PT

1. 12 Aug 2022

   Received by Colchester

2. 18 Aug 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Discharge of Condition (Approved)

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 10 February 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1NF

  242503 Submitted 10 Dec 2024 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~4 Feb

  T1 - Holm Oak. Reduce crown back to boundary wall that overhangs Quaker Meeting House carpark.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs
  Small domestic

• Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester CO1 1NF

  213490 Submitted 21 Dec 2021 100 yards away

  Installation of support for loudspeakers

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs

• Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1NF

  250774 Submitted 8 Apr 2025 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jun

  T1 - Holm Oak. Crown lift by 3 metres.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 1a Parsley House, Balkerne Gardens, Colchester CO1 1PR

  252368 Submitted 31 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~26 Dec

  T1 & T2 - Prunus - Re-reduce to previous reduction points (approx. 1m reduction) G3 - Elders reducing away from building and facing back (approx. 1m reduction)

  Awaiting decision Trees

• first and second floor, Hudson, 19 Head Street, Colchester CO1 1NX

  261392 Submitted 28 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  Application to discharge condition 7 (acoustic assessment/mitigation report)and 8 (sound insulation) of planning permission 252064

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• 19 Head Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1NX

  242247 Submitted 5 Nov 2024 150 yards away

  To change the use of the two upper floors of Hudson, to permit C1 use as a hotel. The floors have been vacant for more than 4 years. The ground floor would remain as its current use - bar/restaurant (Eb). The development proposes a rear extension for the

  Granted Full applications Extension 22 docs

• 261487 Granted

  Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

  Application for removal or variation of a condition 4 following grant of planning permission. (250984) To revise the wording of the condition to extend the time limit for submission for a further 12 months to 5th July 2027.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261642 Granted

  Eight Ash Farm, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3QH

  Application to discharge condition (CMS) of planning permission 251623

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 261490 Granted

  Hythe Quay, Colchester CO2 8JB

  Application to discharge condition 3 and 8 (remediation) of planning permission 242001

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261367 Granted

  land rear of, 75-77 Canterbury Road, Colchester CO2 7RX

  Application to discharge condition 3 (materials), 5 (CMS), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (soil testing), 20 (landscaping plan) of planning permission 260324

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 261783 Awaiting decision

  The Jumbo Water Tower, Balkerne Passage, Colchester CO1 1PA

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7, 8 and 9 of approved application 242061

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Conditions