Planning application
Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of Progress Pride flag, Emergency Services Day flag and Windrush Day flag. (REVISED DESCRIPTION)
As published by the council, reference 260661
Application record
- Reference
- 260661
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 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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260588 Granted
Town Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1PJ
External reroofing works, removal of redundant rooflights and installation of compliant safe roof access systems to Colchester Town Hall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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29 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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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
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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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