Planning application
Holly Trees Museum, High Street, Colchester CO1 1UG
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2026
Received by Colchester
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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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