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Holly Trees Museum, High Street, Colchester CO1 1UG

Granted Colchester 260046 Listed Building

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

Proposal

Listed Building consent application for the new external museum signage to the west elevation.

As published by the council, reference 260046

Application record

Reference
260046
Type
Listed Building
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Conditional
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Decided
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1UG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 261173 Granted

    Holly Trees Museum, High Street, Colchester CO1 1UG

    3no. vertical rectangular banner to the West Elevation of Holly Trees Museum.

    Decided 12 Aug 2026 Advertising
  • 260045 Awaiting decision

    Holly Trees Museum, High Street, Colchester CO1 1UG

    The proposal is for new external museum signage to the west elevation.

    Submitted 8 Jan 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jan 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 12 August 2026, 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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