Planning application
Colchester County High School, Norman Way, Colchester CO3 3US
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to discharge condition 7 (AIA/Tree protection plan) and 8 (tree method statement) of planning permission 260260
As published by the council, reference 260706
Application record
- Reference
- 260706
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lexden & Braiswick
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3US
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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