Planning application
Bus shelter outside, 131 High Street, Colchester CO1 1SP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Real time passenger information and commercial adverts.
As published by the council, reference 261406
Application record
- Reference
- 261406
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1SP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Colchester
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Sep 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 11 September 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.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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