Planning application
Cowdray Centre, Mason Road, Colchester CO1 1BH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Amendment/Variation to s106 Agreement - 180045
As published by the council, reference 260101
Application record
- Reference
- 260101
- Type
- Amendment/Variation to s106 Agreement
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 March 2026, 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester's median decision took 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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