Planning application
72-78 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Full planning permission for 28 no. affordable dwellings, including associated gardens, boundary treatments, soft and hard landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 260193
Application record
- Reference
- 260193
- Type
- Full (13 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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261320 Granted
72-78 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AN
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7,12, 13 and18 of application 260193
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Colchester
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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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 19 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.
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