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Public space to west of, Flagstaff Road, Colchester

260337Full (8 Week Determination)Approved
Full

Approved on 26 May 2026

Council decision: Approve Conditional

Proposal

Erection of a Colchester Airborne Soldier Statue (CASS) on a brick andlimestone plinth following removal of soil from existing low mound.

Received
2 March 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.25 Apr
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided26 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Public space to west of, Flagstaff Road, Colchester. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Colchester's typical decision time. The site is in the Colchester Area 1 conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across New Town & Christ Church.

84% of full applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2026
Consultation expiry
25 April 2026
Consultation end
25 April 2026
Target decision date
27 May 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Nadine Calder
Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
303013748

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Colchester Area 1
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Colchester

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