ABRO development site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester CO2 7SR

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. 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.

This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.

More on conditions applications in our guide

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

  231297 Submitted 26 May 2023 0m 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 0m 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 0m 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 0m away

  98% 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 1m 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 9m away

  Repair works to the chimneys located on K18

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• 261603 Awaiting decision

  Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  Application to discharge conditions 4 (Protection Measures), 5 (Internal Surface Materials), 6 (Internal Joinery) and 7 (Partition Wall Details) to application 230871.

  3 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 261599 Awaiting decision

  Brook Street Business Centre, 96 Brook Street, Colchester CO1 2UZ

  Application for variation of condition 3 following grant of planning permission 213216

  28 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261585 Awaiting decision

  Bells Hill House, Bells Hill, Mount Bures CO8 5BA

  Application discharge condition 3 (external facing and roof materials)to application 260610.

  28 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261573 Awaiting decision

  Layer Mill, Mill Lane, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JZ

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 and 7 of application 250952

  26 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 261106 Granted

  Springfield Farm, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN

  Application to discharge condition 13 (CMS), 15 (RMS) and BNG of planning permission 251799

  16 Jun 2026 Conditions