Planning application
Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2x Hoardings on Lexden Road and 2x Post Mounted signs to be located above hoarding line (1x Post Mounted Sign facing west bound traffic onLexden Road and 1x Post Mounted Sign facing east bound traffic on Lexden Road)
As published by the council, reference 260689
Application record
- Reference
- 260689
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3NB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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11 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About advertising applications
How this application type works
Advertisement consent controls signs, hoardings and other adverts. The council may only judge two things: amenity, meaning the effect on the appearance of the building and area, and public safety, chiefly whether a sign distracts road users or obstructs sight lines. Other planning considerations, such as competition between businesses, do not apply.
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