Planning application
36 Recreation Road, Colchester CO1 2HF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use for garage to dog grooming parlour.
As published by the council, reference 260515
Application record
- Reference
- 260515
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Old Heath & The Hythe
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2HF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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261132 Granted
36 Recreation Road, Colchester CO1 2HF
Change of use converting the back half of the garage into a dog grooming parlour
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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27 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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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