Planning application
172 St Andrews Avenue, Colchester CO4 3BE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
HMO (Class C4) to Residential Care Home (Class C2).
As published by the council, reference 260866
Application record
- Reference
- 260866
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Greenstead
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO4 3BE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Colchester
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20 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 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 20 July 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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