Planning application
Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to discharge conditions 4 (Protection Measures), 5 (Internal Surface Materials), 6 (Internal Joinery) and 7 (Partition Wall Details) to application 230871.
As published by the council, reference 261603
Application record
- Reference
- 261603
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Lexden & Braiswick
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3TE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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260211 Awaiting decision
Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE
Application to discharge condition 4 (brick type) and 5 (wall and access) of planning permission 252113
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260212 Awaiting decision
Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE
Application to discharge condition 5 (brick type), 6 (tree & hedgerow protection) and 10 (wall and access) of planning permission 252112
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260031 Awaiting decision
Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 18, 21 and 23 of application 230870
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250470 Awaiting decision
Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE
Application to discharge condition 12 (arboriculural method statement) and 27 (tree/shrub planting & implementation table) of planning permission 230870
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241310 Granted
Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 19,20 & 25. (230870)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Colchester
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Hill House, 183 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE
97% 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
83% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct
Creation of new garden access and installation of steps and gate.
Awaiting decision Full applications -
179 Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3TE
86% 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
86% 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
86% 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
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 19,20 & 25. (230870)
Granted Conditions 8 docs
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