Planning application
Queens Lodge, 3B Queens Road, Colchester CO3 3NZ
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of vacant former care home into 1 x 5 bedroom assisted living facility (4 resident bedrooms and 1 staff bedroom) along with aself contained 1 bedroom supported flat. Changes to elevations and fenestration. Changes to soft and hard landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 261403
Application record
- Reference
- 261403
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3NZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Colchester
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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