Flats 1 - 17, 1 Bank Passage, Colchester CO1 1HZ

1. 13 Jul 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 September 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.

This application is with Colchester for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Barclays Bank Plc, 9 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA

  261164 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 23m away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug

  New Smart ATM and New tablet sign to be installed. Existing Aperture to be adapted to serve new ATM.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 16 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA

  261435 Submitted 4 Aug 2026 23m away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  Full Planning Application for the Change of Use and Conversion of the Upper Floors to Provide Five Residential Apartments with Retention of Flexible Class E Commercial Accommodation at Ground Floor

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling

• The Co-Operative Bank Colchester, Albert Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JW

  261309 Submitted 20 Jul 2026 40m away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep

  Upgrade to existing modern external elevation elements.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• The Co-Operative Bank Colchester, Albert Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JW

  261310 Submitted 20 Jul 2026 40m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep

  Listed Building Consent for upgrade to existing modern external elevation elements.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings

• Co-Operative Bank Plc, Albert Hall, High Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1JW

  222502 Submitted 3 Oct 2022 40m away

  To erect a aluminium, 14 inch diameter, blue plaque on the front wall of the Albert Hall

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

• Albert Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JW

  261306 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 40m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  2no. internal hanging signs, powder-coated aluminium tray sign with illuminated push-through acrylic lettering.

  Awaiting decision Advertising

• 261263 Granted

  The Firs, Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5QX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to existing games room previously converted from a garage. The extension accommodates a bedroom and bathroom. The use is ancillary to the residential use of 'The Firs'

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261247 Granted

  11 - 21 Travers Road, Colchester CO2 9FH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261142 Granted

  Milneburg, Warren Lane, Stanway Colchester CO3 0LJ

  Extension to the rear (4m) and side extension within Permitted Development Rights

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 261581 Awaiting decision

  2 Redmill, Colchester CO3 4RT

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed singlestorey rear extension and single storey side extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261246 Granted

  6-16 Fowler Road, Colchester CO2 9FF

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development