Planning application
ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (Site Levels Plan) of 231297(Appeal 3363144)
As published by the council, reference 260149
Application record
- Reference
- 260149
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Discharge of Condition (Approved)
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO2 7SR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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261409 Awaiting decision
ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
Application to discharge conditions 5 (External and Roofing Materials), 6 (Brick Sample Panel) and 10 (Gate Piers Relocation Methodology) to application 231297.
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260489 Awaiting decision
ABRO Development Site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 36 of application 231297
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231297 Refused
ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Colchester
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1 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Discharge of Condition (Approved)
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Colchester granted permission on 1 June 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 condition discharge and variation applications
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ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
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Refused Full applications 410 docs -
ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
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Application to discharge conditions 5 (External and Roofing Materials), 6 (Brick Sample Panel) and 10 (Gate Piers Relocation Methodology) to application 231297.
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