ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• 260489 Awaiting decision

  ABRO Development Site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 36 of application 231297

  Submitted 18 Mar 2026 Conditions
• 260149 Granted

  ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (Site Levels Plan) of 231297(Appeal 3363144)

  Decided 1 Jun 2026 Conditions
• 231297 Refused

  ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  Redevelopment of the site to provide 203 residential units and approximately 410sqm of commercial floor space with associated access,public open space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, and associated infrastructure

  Decided 20 Dec 2024 Full applications

1. 31 Jul 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 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, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  231297 Submitted 26 May 2023 50 yards away

  Redevelopment of the site to provide 203 residential units and approximately 410sqm of commercial floor space with associated access,public open space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, and associated infrastructure

  Refused Full applications 410 docs

• ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  260149 Submitted 23 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (Site Levels Plan) of 231297(Appeal 3363144)

  Granted Conditions

• ABRO, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  240020 Submitted 4 Jan 2024 50 yards away

  Demolition of buildings

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 33 docs

• ABRO Development Site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

  260489 Submitted 18 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~13 May

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 36 of application 231297

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• Nero Court, Napier Road, Colchester CO2 7NR

  222736 Submitted 1 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Interpretation panel on a post. 1m squared maximum size.

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Garrison Area K18, Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, Colchester CO2 7SW

  221756 Submitted 14 Jul 2022 50 yards away

  Repair works to the chimneys located on K18

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• 261487 Granted

  Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

  Application for removal or variation of a condition 4 following grant of planning permission. (250984) To revise the wording of the condition to extend the time limit for submission for a further 12 months to 5th July 2027.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261642 Granted

  Eight Ash Farm, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3QH

  Application to discharge condition (CMS) of planning permission 251623

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 261490 Granted

  Hythe Quay, Colchester CO2 8JB

  Application to discharge condition 3 and 8 (remediation) of planning permission 242001

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261367 Granted

  land rear of, 75-77 Canterbury Road, Colchester CO2 7RX

  Application to discharge condition 3 (materials), 5 (CMS), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (soil testing), 20 (landscaping plan) of planning permission 260324

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 261783 Awaiting decision

  The Jumbo Water Tower, Balkerne Passage, Colchester CO1 1PA

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 7, 8 and 9 of approved application 242061

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Conditions