Forresters Arms, 1-2 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UW

1. 11 Mar 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 15 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approve Conditional

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 3 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UW

  252572 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jan

  T1 - Cherry - Opp no 3: Pollard at 6m in line with ECC specification

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 21 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UW

  252534 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~19 Jan

  Its a Bay Tree, which is now as tall as the house, we would like to have it removed as fear its too close to ours and adjoining property and poses a risk to these Victorian houses foundations and drains. More than happy to plant another more appropriate

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 11 Castle Road, Colchester Essex CO1 1UW

  250014 Submitted 5 Jan 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~3 Mar

  Removal of high branches/reduction in size of Bay trees and laurel in rear garden

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 25 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UW

  242482 Submitted 8 Dec 2024 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~2 Feb

  T1- holly trimmed back to boundary . T2- fig cut back. T3- robinia crown reduced by 1 metre

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 14 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UW

  252212 Submitted 9 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~4 Dec

  Application for approval of detqails reserved by condition 8 of application 250408

  Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs

• 71 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UN

  252217 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~12 Dec

  Two Lime trees (T3 within pavement outside number 71 and T13 within pavement outside number 25 on plans) are to be removed in their entirety to facilitate footpath repair works. Engineering solutions have already been attempted around both trees on mul

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 261306 Granted

  Albert Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JW

  2no. internal hanging signs, powder-coated aluminium tray sign with illuminated push-through acrylic lettering.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Advertising
• 261758 Awaiting decision

  Units 1 to 3, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8JX

  Display of a flex-face illuminated sign and digitally printed images on gym entrance windows. Flex Face Illuminated Sign (6160mm x 200mm) mounted at high level above Gym entrance. Multi-panel Digitally Printed vinyl adhered to multiple glazing panels at

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Advertising
• 261354 Granted

  The Stanway School, Winstree Road, Stanway Colchester CO3 0QA

  Signage on the recently remodelled and refurbished HMO / domestic dwelling following conversion to a Head Office for the Sigma Trust. Signage will enable visitors to differentiate the central Head Office from the main School site and highlight main entra

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Advertising
• 261181 Granted

  Hudsons Smokehouse & Grill, 19 Head Street, Colchester CO1 1NX

  Installation of replacement signs for new ownership, 1x set of individual letters, 1x projecting sign and 1x logo sign

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Advertising
• 261404 Granted

  Outside, 131 High Street, Colchester CO1 1SP

  The screens are primarily for public good, displaying real-time passenger information (RTPI) for public transport services (bus and train) in the surrounding area: including live departure and arrival times and stop allocation. Digital advertisements co

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Advertising