Planning application
Forresters Arms, 1-2 Castle Road, Colchester CO1 1UW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
New external signage
As published by the council, reference 260441
Application record
- Reference
- 260441
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1UW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 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 15 July 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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