Planning application
8 Forest Road, Colchester CO4 3RP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to vary condition 6 (number of staff) of planning permission 260257
As published by the council, reference 261123
Application record
- Reference
- 261123
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Greenstead
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO4 3RP
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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261155 Granted
8 Forest Road, Colchester CO4 3RP
Application to discharge condition 5 (cycle parking facilities) and 7 (refuse & recycling storage facilities) of planning permission 260257
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Nearby applications
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8 Forest Road, Colchester CO4 3RP
Application to discharge condition 5 (cycle parking facilities) and 7 (refuse & recycling storage facilities) of planning permission 260257
Granted Conditions -
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Application for Removal Conditions 4,5 & 6 following Grant of PlanningPermission of 260451
Granted Conditions -
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