Planning application
St Botolphs Priory, Priory Street, Colchester CO2 7EE
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
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8 Aug 2025
Received by Colchester
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20 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: High Court Decision
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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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