Planning application
Unit 2, Brook Street Business Centre, 96 Brook Street, Colchester CO1 2UZ
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extension to existing office building to create more desk space.
As published by the council, reference 260803
Application record
- Reference
- 260803
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2UZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Colchester
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 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 26 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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