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Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

Awaiting decision Colchester 261487 Removal/Variation of a Condition (8 Week Determination)

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 261487

Application record

Reference
261487
Type
Removal/Variation of a Condition (8 Week Determination)
Status
Application Valid
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Mile End
Parish
Myland
Postcode
CO4 5JL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 241652 Granted

    Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 18 (travel plan) of permission 240941

    Decided 24 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 230438 Granted

    Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

    Proposed new single storey, metal clad storage unit

    Decided 19 Apr 2023 Full applications
  • 230094 Granted

    Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

    Demolition of existing modular building and erection of single-storey extensions to provide a link corridor, two new recovery bays, a new staff area, and offices.

    Decided 28 Mar 2023 Full applications
  • 223123 Granted

    Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

    Installation of a new Air handling unit and ductwork connecting to theWomens Health Unit in Constable Wing at Colchester hospital. Extensionof existing air handling unit to house the new AHU Duct work will connect the unit to the building above the fence

    Decided 10 Feb 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 October 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

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What 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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