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72-78 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AN

Granted Colchester 260193 Full (13 Week Determination)

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.

  • 261320 Granted

    72-78 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AN

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7,12, 13 and18 of application 260193

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  4. 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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What this grant of permission means

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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    261320 Submitted 16 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7,12, 13 and18 of application 260193

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