Planning application
7 St Clare Road, Colchester CO3 3SZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of an electric sliding gate across the driveway and a pedestrian gate that
As published by the council, reference 260542
Application record
- Reference
- 260542
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Lexden & Braiswick
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3SZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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28 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Colchester granted permission on 23 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.
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