Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 261512 Awaiting decision

  Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

  T14 - Sycamore - Fell, G5 - Mixed (3x Sycamore, 1x Silver Birch) - fell

  Submitted 17 Aug 2026 Trees
• 261243 Awaiting decision

  Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 of approved application 230645 (192829)

  Submitted 3 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 260689 Granted

  Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

  2x Hoardings on Lexden Road and 2x Post Mounted signs to be located above hoarding line (1x Post Mounted Sign facing west bound traffic onLexden Road and 1x Post Mounted Sign facing east bound traffic on Lexden Road)

  Decided 11 Jun 2026 Advertising
• 260558 Awaiting decision

  Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 of 230645

  Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 260559 Awaiting decision

  Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4, 5, 19, 20 & 25 of 230558

  Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 252759 Awaiting decision

  Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

  Application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 230558 - Alterations to Blocks 2-4B and 22 to 27, extent of demolition works, details of fenestrations, doors, juliet balconies, air source heat pumps and ramp alterations.

  Submitted 30 Dec 2025 Conditions
• 242602 Awaiting decision

  Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 of approved approved 230558

  Submitted 19 Dec 2024 Conditions

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.

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.

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

  252759 Submitted 30 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~15 Apr

  Application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 230558 - Alterations to Blocks 2-4B and 22 to 27, extent of demolition works, details of fenestrations, doors, juliet balconies, air source heat pumps and ramp alterations.

  Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition

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

  261512 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

  T14 - Sycamore - Fell, G5 - Mixed (3x Sycamore, 1x Silver Birch) - fell

  Awaiting decision Trees

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

  242602 Submitted 19 Dec 2024 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~13 Feb

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 of approved approved 230558

  Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs

• Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, Essex County Hospital, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3NB

  261020 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

  Application To Modify a Section 106 Planning Obligation. Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Section 106A Town and Country Planning (Modification and Discharge of Planning Obligations) Regulations 1992 (as amended): 192828 ¹ To amend the affordable hous

  Awaiting decision Amendments

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

  260558 Submitted 27 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 of 230645

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings

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

  260559 Submitted 27 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4, 5, 19, 20 & 25 of 230558

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings

• 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