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Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

Awaiting decision Colchester 261431 Discharge of Condition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application to discharge condition 7 (detailed maintenance plan), 9 (maintenance schedule), 10 (landscaping details) and 12 (external lighting) of planning permission 230558

As published by the council, reference 261431

Application record

Reference
261431
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Application Valid
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3NB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Aug 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

The process from here

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.

About conditions applications

How this application type works

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

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  • Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

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In Colchester

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    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

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    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

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