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Culver Square, Colchester

Granted Colchester 261057 Full (8 Week Determination)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed changes to the public realm of Culver Square. The proposal will replace the existing fountain with a new suitable and attractive street furniture. This will allow the square to be used for a wider range of public activities.

As published by the council, reference 261057

Application record

Reference
261057
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Conditional
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Decided
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 261521 Awaiting decision

    Culver Square, Colchester

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 & 4 of approved application 261057

    Submitted 17 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 261051 Awaiting decision

    Culver Square, Colchester

    London Plane tree to be pollarded back to previous pollard height of around 2.5-3m.

    Submitted 11 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 230526 Granted

    Culver Square, Colchester

    Temporary installation of artwork within Culver Square shopping centre- install acrylic bees and butterflies suspended from catenary wire attached to the existing installed eyebolts.

    Decided 27 Apr 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jun 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 15 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 6 August 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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