ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

1. 23 Jan 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 1 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Discharge of Condition (Approved)

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.

More on conditions applications in our guide

• ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  231297 Submitted 26 May 2023 0m away

  Redevelopment of the site to provide 203 residential units and approximately 410sqm of commercial floor space with associated access,public open space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, and associated infrastructure

  Refused Full applications 410 docs

• ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  261409 Submitted 31 Jul 2026 0m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Application to discharge conditions 5 (External and Roofing Materials), 6 (Brick Sample Panel) and 10 (Gate Piers Relocation Methodology) to application 231297.

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• ABRO, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  240020 Submitted 4 Jan 2024 0m away

  Demolition of buildings

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 33 docs

• ABRO Development Site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  260489 Submitted 18 Mar 2026 0m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~13 May

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 36 of application 231297

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• Nero Court, Napier Road, Colchester CO2 7NR

  222736 Submitted 1 Nov 2022 1m away

  Interpretation panel on a post. 1m squared maximum size.

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Garrison Area K18, Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, Colchester CO2 7SW

  221756 Submitted 14 Jul 2022 9m away

  Repair works to the chimneys located on K18

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• 261603 Awaiting decision

  Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  Application to discharge conditions 4 (Protection Measures), 5 (Internal Surface Materials), 6 (Internal Joinery) and 7 (Partition Wall Details) to application 230871.

  3 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 261599 Awaiting decision

  Brook Street Business Centre, 96 Brook Street, Colchester CO1 2UZ

  Application for variation of condition 3 following grant of planning permission 213216

  28 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261585 Awaiting decision

  Bells Hill House, Bells Hill, Mount Bures CO8 5BA

  Application discharge condition 3 (external facing and roof materials)to application 260610.

  28 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261573 Awaiting decision

  Layer Mill, Mill Lane, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JZ

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 and 7 of application 250952

  26 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261106 Granted

  Springfield Farm, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN

  Application to discharge condition 13 (CMS), 15 (RMS) and BNG of planning permission 251799

  16 Jun 2026 Conditions