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Land At Rear of, 310 - 318 Ipswich Road, Colchester CO4 0ET

Granted Colchester 260458 Permission in Principle

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for Permission in Principle for between two and four new dwellings with ancillary parking/garaging and amenity space, using existing vehicular access.

As published by the council, reference 260458

Application record

Reference
260458
Type
Permission in Principle
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approved Without Conditions
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Decided
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Highwoods
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO4 0ET

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved Without Conditions

  3. 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 29 April 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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