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Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

Granted Colchester 260588 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

External reroofing works, removal of redundant rooflights and installation of compliant safe roof access systems to Colchester Town Hall.

As published by the council, reference 260588

Application record

Reference
260588
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Conditional
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Decided
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1PJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 260661 Granted

    Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

    Erection of Progress Pride flag, Emergency Services Day flag and Windrush Day flag. (REVISED DESCRIPTION)

    Decided 19 Jun 2026 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 19 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 19 June 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

    260661 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Erection of Progress Pride flag, Emergency Services Day flag and Windrush Day flag. (REVISED DESCRIPTION)

    Granted Advertising
  • Moot Hall, Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ

    242071 Submitted 11 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Undertake stabilisation and repair works to the fibrous plaster ceiling of the Moot Hall which is located on the second floor of Colchester Town Hall.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs
  • Lloyds Bank Plc, 27 High Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1DU

    223047 Submitted 12 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    HVAC Installation. First Floor External Roof Works - DAIKIN VRV condensing units mounted on bigfoot multi frame stand/support system or brackets. - 315A supply and extract ventilation ductwork rises frombelow and terminates via bell-mouth fittings c/w b

    Granted Full applications 5 docs
  • 26 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DQ

    260787 Submitted 29 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Replacement of main entrance doors (High Street and Culver Street W), on a like-for-like basis

    Granted Full applications
  • HSBC, 26 High Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1DQ

    222884 Submitted 17 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Replacement of 1 no. existing external through the wall ATM with new model. Removal of 1 no. existing external through the wall ATM.

    Granted Full applications 9 docs
  • HSBC, 26 High Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1DQ

    222885 Submitted 17 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Advertisement application for replacement of existing external ATM signage with new.

    Granted Advertising 10 docs

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