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ABRO Development Site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

Awaiting decision Colchester 260489 Discharge of Condition

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Proposal

Application for approval of details reserved by condition 36 of application 231297

As published by the council, reference 260489

Application record

Reference
260489
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Application Valid
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO2 7SR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 261409 Awaiting decision

    ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (External and Roofing Materials), 6 (Brick Sample Panel) and 10 (Gate Piers Relocation Methodology) to application 231297.

    Submitted 31 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 260149 Granted

    ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (Site Levels Plan) of 231297(Appeal 3363144)

    Decided 1 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 231297 Refused

    ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

    Redevelopment of the site to provide 203 residential units and approximately 410sqm of commercial floor space with associated access,public open space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, and associated infrastructure

    Decided 20 Dec 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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