Planning application
Colchester Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester Colchester CO1 1SN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 53 PV solar panels on the roof of the main building.
As published by the council, reference 260612
Application record
- Reference
- 260612
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1SN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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17 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Colchester granted permission on 6 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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