Planning application
36 Recreation Road, Colchester CO1 2HF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use converting the back half of the garage into a dog grooming parlour
As published by the council, reference 261132
Application record
- Reference
- 261132
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Old Heath & The Hythe
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2HF
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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260515 Awaiting decision
36 Recreation Road, Colchester CO1 2HF
Change of use for garage to dog grooming parlour.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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26 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 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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Colchester granted permission on 31 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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