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St Botolphs Priory, Priory Street, Colchester CO2 7EE

Decided Colchester 251715 Full (13 Week Determination)

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

City Council development for public realm improvements including hard and soft landscaping; additional tree planting; creation of a new public square; erection of play area; enhanced pedestrian connectivitythrough formalised routes, stepped and ramped ac

As published by the council, reference 251715

Application record

Reference
251715
Type
Full (13 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
High Court Decision
Received
8 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Decided
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO2 7EE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Aug 2025

    Received by Colchester

  2. 20 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: High Court Decision

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

132 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Colchester has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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