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Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

Granted Colchester 260689 Advertisement Consent

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.

  • 261512 Awaiting decision

    Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    T14 - Sycamore - Fell, G5 - Mixed (3x Sycamore, 1x Silver Birch) - fell

    Submitted 17 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 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

    Submitted 3 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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)

    Submitted 3 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 260558 Awaiting decision

    Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 of 230645

    Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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

    Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Submitted 30 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 242602 Awaiting decision

    Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 of approved approved 230558

    Submitted 19 Dec 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 11 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

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.

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.

Nearby applications

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  • Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    261431 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep

    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
  • Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    252759 Submitted 30 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    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
  • Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    261512 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

    T14 - Sycamore - Fell, G5 - Mixed (3x Sycamore, 1x Silver Birch) - fell

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    242602 Submitted 19 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~13 Feb

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 of approved approved 230558

    Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs
  • Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    261020 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

    Application To Modify a Section 106 Planning Obligation. Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Section 106A Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) Regulations 1992 (as amended): 192828 ¹ To amend the affordable hous

    Awaiting decision Amendments
  • Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

    260558 Submitted 27 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 of 230645

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings

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    Albert Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JW

    2no. internal hanging signs, powder-coated aluminium tray sign with illuminated push-through acrylic lettering.

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Advertising
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    Units 1 to 3, Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8JX

    Display of a flex-face illuminated sign and digitally printed images on gym entrance windows. Flex Face Illuminated Sign (6160mm x 200mm) mounted at high level above Gym entrance. Multi-panel Digitally Printed vinyl adhered to multiple glazing panels at

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Advertising
  • 261354 Granted

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  • 261404 Granted

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    The screens are primarily for public good, displaying real-time passenger information (RTPI) for public transport services (bus and train) in the surrounding area: including live departure and arrival times and stop allocation. Digital advertisements co

    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Advertising