Planning application
Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
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.
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260661 Granted
Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
Erection of Progress Pride flag, Emergency Services Day flag and Windrush Day flag. (REVISED DESCRIPTION)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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19 Jun 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
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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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