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Culver Square, Colchester

Awaiting decision Colchester 261521 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 for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 & 4 of approved application 261057

As published by the council, reference 261521

Application record

Reference
261521
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Application Valid
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 261051 Awaiting decision

    Culver Square, Colchester

    London Plane tree to be pollarded back to previous pollard height of around 2.5-3m.

    Submitted 11 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 261057 Granted

    Culver Square, Colchester

    Proposed changes to the public realm of Culver Square. The proposal will replace the existing fountain with a new suitable and attractive street furniture. This will allow the square to be used for a wider range of public activities.

    Decided 6 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 230526 Granted

    Culver Square, Colchester

    Temporary installation of artwork within Culver Square shopping centre- install acrylic bees and butterflies suspended from catenary wire attached to the existing installed eyebolts.

    Decided 27 Apr 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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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.

In Colchester

  • 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