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Sheepen Road Retail Park, Unit A, Sheepen Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3GT

Granted Colchester 241562 Full (8 Week Determination)

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

Proposal

Subdivision of the existing unit with retention of existing Class E (a) retail use together with use for Class E (b) restaurant and caf+ and the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises and minor external alterations.

As published by the council, reference 241562

Application record

Reference
241562
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Conditional
Received
29 Jul 2024
Validated
29 Jul 2024
Decided
20 Sep 2024
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3GT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 261430 Awaiting decision

    Sheepen Road Retail Park, Unit A, Sheepen Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3GT

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 of approved application 250220

    Submitted 3 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 20 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 20 September 2024, 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.

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