59a Parsons Heath, Colchester CO4 3HX

1. 6 Aug 2025

   Received by Colchester

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 18 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester CO4 3UY

  261689 Submitted 15 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

  Proposed garage conversion with front and rear facing dormer windows.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

• Land at (Plot 4), Finch Way, Parsons Heath Colchester CO4 3HY

  242451 Submitted 3 Dec 2024 250 yards away

  New 5-bedroom 260sqm 2 storey family dwelling

  Granted Full applications 17 docs
  Domestic

• 16 The Glade, Colchester CO4 3JD

  260811 Submitted 1 May 2026 250 yards away

  Construction of 1st floor side and rear extension, front extension to existing garage, alteration to existing fenestration.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing

• 16 The Glade, Colchester CO4 3JD

  261489 Submitted 11 Aug 2026 250 yards away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 and 5 of 260811

  Granted Conditions

• 16 The Glade, Colchester CO4 3JD

  260812 Submitted 1 May 2026 250 yards away

  Proposed 4m deep flat roof extension with materials matching that of the main house. Extension will be attached to an existing permitted development rear extension which is no more than 4m to the ridge and 2.5m to the eaves. Total depth of both extension

  Granted Householder Extension
  Domestic

• 3 Orwell Close, Colchester Essex CO4 3YW

  223109 Submitted 19 Dec 2022 250 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension and first floor extension over garage (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 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