Planning application
38 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for variation of condition 2, 3 & 5 following grant of planning permission 242470
As published by the council, reference 261093
Application record
- Reference
- 261093
- Type
- Removal/Variation of a Condition (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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260272 Awaiting decision
38 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DH
Minor roof addition to accommodate a lift and stair overrun.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 11 September 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 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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