Welcome to Colchester City Council

Cost of living support

Recycling and rubbish

• Missed collections
• your recycling calendar
• order recycling containers and plastic sacks

Planning, Building Control and Local Land Charges

• Apply for planning permission
• search for planning applications
• planning fees and charges
• Colchester Local Plan

Council Tax

• Register for Council Tax
• pay your Council Tax
• discounts and exemptions
• upload evidence

Business services

• Business rates
• business waste
• licensing
• funding and support

Benefits and support

• Make a claim
• upload evidence
• information for landlords
• sign in to your account

Make a payment

• Pay your Council Tax
• pay your business rates
• make a housing benefit overpayment
• pay your housing rent and service charges

Housing

• Apply for housing
• upload evidence
• Colchester Borough Homes
• Private Sector Housing

Elections

• Register to vote

Your local community

• Street cleaning
• report fly-tipping
• pay a fixed penalty notice

Environmental Protection

• Pest control
• report a noise nuisance
• report a stray dog

Parking and travel

• Parking permits
• car parks
• road closures
• Park and Ride

Leisure, events and museums

• Leisure World
• Aqua Springs
• Colchester Events
• Museums