Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

1. 3 Sep 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 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.

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.

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

• Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  250470 Submitted 10 Mar 2025 0m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~7 May

  Application to discharge condition 12 (arboriculural method statement) and 27 (tree/shrub planting & implementation table) of planning permission 230870

  Awaiting decision Conditions Trees 11 docs

• 179 Lexden Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3TE

  260737 Submitted 22 Apr 2026 0m away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~14 Jul

  Creation of new garden access and installation of steps and gate.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 179 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  260990 Submitted 3 Apr 2026 0m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~29 May

  3 trees in our garden are large and need to be topped and reduced by 3meters each to allow for more light into the house. currently they arelarge enough to cut out too much natural light, and we wish to keep these trees in a good order at the same time as

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3TE

  242221 Submitted 31 Oct 2024 0m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~26 Dec

  T1 Holm Oak - Fell. Reason - Stem forks at 1m to form 3 codominant stems, 1 stem with inclusion to 1m and cross branching to 1.5m. Within5m of new plot and dominating rear garden and patio area. Likely to limit sunlight in the morning to early afternoon

  Awaiting decision Trees 24 docs

• 187 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  251909 Submitted 3 Sep 2025 0m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

  1 - Silver Birch Tree - Roadside Boundary, reduce height by 3m. reducesides by 2m. Crown lift over pavement to 4m above ground level. Give good clearance to lamp post and house. Reduce to more suitable size for location. 2 - Silver Birch Tree - rear bound

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE

  241310 Submitted 26 Jun 2024 0m away

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 19,20 & 25. (230870)

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 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
• 261565 Awaiting decision

  land rear of, 117 Maldon Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0PG

  Application to discharge conditions 5 (CMS), 6 (Contamination) and 11 (Hard & Soft landscaping) of planning permission 252478

  25 Aug 2026 Conditions