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Culver Square, Colchester

Granted Colchester 230526 Full (8 Week Determination)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Temporary installation of artwork within Culver Square shopping centre- install acrylic bees and butterflies suspended from catenary wire attached to the existing installed eyebolts.

As published by the council, reference 230526

Application record

Reference
230526
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Conditional
Received
2 Mar 2023
Validated
2 Mar 2023
Decided
27 Apr 2023
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 261521 Awaiting decision

    Culver Square, Colchester

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 & 4 of approved application 261057

    Submitted 17 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 261051 Awaiting decision

    Culver Square, Colchester

    London Plane tree to be pollarded back to previous pollard height of around 2.5-3m.

    Submitted 11 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 261057 Granted

    Culver Square, Colchester

    Proposed changes to the public realm of Culver Square. The proposal will replace the existing fountain with a new suitable and attractive street furniture. This will allow the square to be used for a wider range of public activities.

    Decided 6 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 27 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 27 April 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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