Planning application
59b North Station Road, Colchester CO1 1RQ
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective planning application - infill extension at the rear of the commercial unit.
As published by the council, reference 261169
Application record
- Reference
- 261169
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1RQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Aug 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 17 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.
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