Planning application
ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to discharge conditions 5 (External and Roofing Materials), 6 (Brick Sample Panel) and 10 (Gate Piers Relocation Methodology) to application 231297.
As published by the council, reference 261409
Application record
- Reference
- 261409
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO2 7SR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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260489 Awaiting decision
ABRO Development Site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 36 of application 231297
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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)
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Colchester
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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.
About condition discharge and variation applications
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.
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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
Refused Full applications 410 docs -
ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (Site Levels Plan) of 231297(Appeal 3363144)
Granted Conditions -
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ABRO Development Site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR
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Application for approval of details reserved by condition 36 of application 231297
Awaiting decision Conditions -
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