Planning application
The Jumbo Water Tower, Balkerne Passage, Colchester CO1 1PA
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed building application for Repair and redevelopment of Jumbo to create a multifunctional heritage interpretation and private hire event space. Partial ground floor infill, new staircase and lift from ground level, new service floor beneath the engi
As published by the council, reference 242061
Application record
- Reference
- 242061
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 10 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1PA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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
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251545 Awaiting decision
The Jumbo Water Tower, Balkerne Passage, Colchester CO1 1PA
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 of application 242061
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2024
Received by Colchester
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23 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
139 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 23 January 2025, 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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