Planning application
The Twist, 25 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 wall mounted sign to corner and 1 hanging sign both to first floor level locations.
As published by the council, reference 260598
Application record
- Reference
- 260598
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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260597 Granted
The Twist, 25 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AD
Existing first floor residential to be used as a 7 bed 'HMO', and the painting of the existing elevations.
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240480 Withdrawn
The Twist, 25 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AD
Replace single glazed timber windows with UPVC double glazed windows (Retrospective)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 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
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 3 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.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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