Planning application
4 Moorside, Colchester CO1 2TJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior approval of the installation of solar PV equipment on the roof of a non domestic building.
As published by the council, reference 260709
Application record
- Reference
- 260709
- Type
- Class J installation or alteration of solar equip on non-domestic prem
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required (Approved)
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2TJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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24 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Approved)
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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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.
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