Planning application
34 North Station Road, Colchester CO1 1RB
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed first floor extension to rear and change of use of first floor from an apartment (c3) to a house in multiple occupation. Relocation of extraction flue serving restaurant below.
As published by the council, reference 261531
Application record
- Reference
- 261531
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Colchester
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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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