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
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3NB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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261512 Awaiting decision
Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
T14 - Sycamore - Fell, G5 - Mixed (3x Sycamore, 1x Silver Birch) - fell
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261431 Awaiting decision
Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
Application to discharge condition 7 (detailed maintenance plan), 9 (maintenance schedule), 10 (landscaping details) and 12 (external lighting) of planning permission 230558
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261243 Awaiting decision
Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 of approved application 230645 (192829)
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260558 Awaiting decision
Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 of 230645
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260559 Awaiting decision
Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4, 5, 19, 20 & 25 of 230558
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252759 Awaiting decision
Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
Application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 230558 - Alterations to Blocks 2-4B and 22 to 27, extent of demolition works, details of fenestrations, doors, juliet balconies, air source heat pumps and ramp alterations.
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242602 Awaiting decision
Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 of approved approved 230558
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
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Colchester granted permission on 11 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.
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Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB
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Application to discharge condition 7 (detailed maintenance plan), 9 (maintenance schedule), 10 (landscaping details) and 12 (external lighting) of planning permission 230558
Awaiting decision Conditions -
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97% historically approved · decision due ~15 Apr
Application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 230558 - Alterations to Blocks 2-4B and 22 to 27, extent of demolition works, details of fenestrations, doors, juliet balconies, air source heat pumps and ramp alterations.
Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition -
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