Planning application
197 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 4BH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 6 (stone coping material) and 7 (stone coping profile) of planning consent 252313
As published by the council, reference 260528
Application record
- Reference
- 260528
- Type
- Removal/Variation of a Condition (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Lexden & Braiswick
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 4BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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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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Colchester granted permission on 18 May 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 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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