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Colchester Zoo, Maldon Road, Stanway Colchester CO3 0SL

Awaiting decision Colchester 260592 Removal/Variation of a Condition (13 Week Determination)

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Proposal

Application for variation of condition 2, 5 and 9 following grant of planning permission 242219

As published by the council, reference 260592

Application record

Reference
260592
Type
Removal/Variation of a Condition (13 Week Determination)
Status
Application Valid
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Stanway
Parish
Stanway
Postcode
CO3 0SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 261100 Granted

    Colchester Zoo, Maldon Road, Stanway Colchester CO3 0SL

    Application to discharge condition 8 (Archaeology Report) to application 242219.

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 260596 Awaiting decision

    Colchester Zoo, Maldon Road, Stanway Colchester CO3 0SL

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 20, 21 and 22 of application 242219

    Submitted 31 Mar 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 September 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

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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