174b St Andrews Avenue, Colchester CO4 3BE

1. 29 Jan 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 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.

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 172 St Andrews Avenue, Colchester CO4 3BE

  260866 Submitted 11 May 2026 50 yards away

  HMO (Class C4) to Residential Care Home (Class C2).

  Granted Full applications

• 174 St Andrews Avenue, Colchester Essex CO4 3BE

  250651 Submitted 27 Mar 2025 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

  Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 & 5. (240826)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 16 docs

• 172 Greenstead Road, Colchester CO1 2SQ

  261214 Submitted 30 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~4 Sep

  Change of use from C3 (Dwelling House) to C2 (Residential Parent and Baby Assessment Home) Installation of a timber fence and gate approximately 1 metre in height along the front boundary, with a landscaped hedge planted in front of the fence.

  Awaiting decision Full applications
  Small domestic

• 172 Greenstead Road, Colchester CO1 2SQ

  252253 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  Change of use from dwelling house (C3) to residential care (C2) - (D- triumph Care) Emily home will provide residential assessments for mothers and babies in Colchester (full details on application form) Installation of a fence to the front of the proper

  Refused Full applications
  Small domestic

• Gamet Bearings, Hythe Station Road, Colchester CO2 8LD

  250270 Submitted 12 Feb 2025 150 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~9 Apr

  Application to discharge condition 39 (CCTV drainage survey report) ofplanning permission 220317

  Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs

• Gamet Bearings, Hythe Station Road, Colchester Essex CO2 8LD

  250074 Submitted 16 Jan 2025 150 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~13 Mar

  Application to discharge conditions 36 and 37 to application 220317.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

• 261487 Granted

  Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

  Application for removal or variation of a condition 4 following grant of planning permission. (250984) To revise the wording of the condition to extend the time limit for submission for a further 12 months to 5th July 2027.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261642 Granted

  Eight Ash Farm, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3QH

  Application to discharge condition (CMS) of planning permission 251623

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 261490 Granted

  Hythe Quay, Colchester CO2 8JB

  Application to discharge condition 3 and 8 (remediation) of planning permission 242001

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261367 Granted

  land rear of, 75-77 Canterbury Road, Colchester CO2 7RX

  Application to discharge condition 3 (materials), 5 (CMS), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (soil testing), 20 (landscaping plan) of planning permission 260324

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 261783 Awaiting decision

  The Jumbo Water Tower, Balkerne Passage, Colchester CO1 1PA

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7, 8 and 9 of approved application 242061

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Conditions