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Coronavirus: updates, advice and guidance
Everything you need in one place for your recycling and rubbish collections. Report a missed bin, find out your collection day, find your nearest Recycling Centre and have your questions answered.
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We are limiting households to three black bags of household rubbish every fortnight. Ap...
We are limiting households to three black bags of household rubbish...
We are limiting households to three black bags of household rubbish every fortnight. Apply for an exemption if you think that you will exceed the 3 bag limit.
If you are in a wheelie bin area you can opt out of having a garden bin. Please note th...
If you are in a wheelie bin area you can opt out of having a garden...
If you are in a wheelie bin area you can opt out of having a garden bin. Please note that if you do this you will not receive a garden waste collection.
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For temporary notices up to 0.6 square metres as well as other small notices going up outside your property. It is advised that you check the advice on the Planning Portal before you proceed.
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If you do not agree with a decision we have made regarding your benefit award, please complete this form.
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If a property is owned by a charity it can be exempt from Council Tax for up to 6 months
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We can reduce your Council Tax if at least one person living in your home or property has a disability.
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Download the application form for a Private Hire operator's licence here.
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Download the application form for a Private Hire vehicle licence here.
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If you are organising your own march, procession, parade or street party then you will need to apply for a road closure. Read more information here.
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We can offer a 25% discount if you live alone, or if other people living with you do not count for Council Tax purposes.
We can offer a 25% discount if you li...
If you are a student, trainee or apprentice you will probably qualify for an exemption or reduction of your Council Tax.
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Download the application pack, including the medical examination form, for a taxi driver's licence to drive both Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles.
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Some annexes may qualify for a 50% discount.
Some annexes may qualify for a 50% di...
If you are unable to maintain your garden, we provide a grass and hedge cutting service to help you out.
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Each year we receive a limited amount of Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) funding for customers in need of some additional help with housing costs.
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Register for the Gateway to Homechoice Housing Register.
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Find out if you are entitled to Housing Benefit by using the online calculator and make a claim.
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Find out if you are entitled to Local Council Tax Support by using the online calculator and make a claim.
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We provide a brief for each stage of the archaeological investigation and use a database to identify and assess sites at risk of damage
Building projects that affect scheduled monuments require special consent and planning permission.
Building projects that affect schedul...
Our aim is to help you achieve compliance with Building Regulations whilst maintaining your original design.
Building work requires Building Control Approval and you're responsible for making sure that your building project complies with Building Regulations.
Building work requires Building Contr...
Apply for rate relief including Discretionary Rate Relief, Empty Property, Mandatory Charitable Relief and Small Business Rates
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If your unsure if you need planning permission, we'll provide you with an official "Yes" or "No".
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Download the application form to transfer an operator's licence to another name.
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Download the application form to transfer a Hackney Carriage vehicle licence to another name.
Download the application form to transfer a Private Hire vehicle licence to another name.
View records of Building Control Competent Persons Certificates held by us in the past 15 years.
A competent person can self-certify certain types of building work if you work in the building trade
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Benefit payments are usually paid directly to the claimant but can be paid to the landlord under some circumstances.
Benefit payments are usually paid dir...
A reduction in Council Tax may be applicable if a person/people are severely mentally impaired.
A reduction in Council Tax may be app...
Download the form to provide us with the details of your new Hackney Carriage vehicle.
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We recommend you submit a Heads of Terms with any pre-application or planning application
For planning permission to be approved for major developments, heads of terms must be set out
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If your child is 15 or under (or 16 or under with a disability) a partial deduction can be made from your income figure which is used to work out your Housing Benefit or LCTS.
If your child is 15 or under (or 16 o...
Once landscape proposals for a large development have been drawn up, apply under "Discharge (Approval) of Conditions".
Our guidelines should be followed when drawing up landscape proposals for development sites at either the application stage or when required under a condition.
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If your property is a listed building you will require consent to carry out works. Apply here.
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Join the fight to keep the Borough safe from litter.
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A standard set of enquires used to find out other information recorded against a property or land i.e. planning history, roadways and environmental matters.
A standard set of enquires used to fi...
Deals with entries that have been registered in the Local Land Charges Register i.e. Renovation Grants, Tree Preservation Orders, Conditional Planning Permissions or Financial Charges.
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The Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004 give you access rights to environmental information held by a public authority.
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It is important that you let us know if your details or circumstances change it may affect your entitlement to Housing Benefit or Local Council Tax Support.
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If you are offered a PPA, download the template to help with the project.
Large, more complex planning applications are handled through a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA).
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Apply for professional advice before submitting a formal planning application.
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Download the form to provide us with the details of your new Private Hire vehicle.
Register or change your bank account details here.
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Report an enforcement breach of planning permission.
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Let us know about the safety of any structure like a building, wall, fence or loose roof tiles.
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If you think a tree qualifies, you can apply to have it considered for protection.
Tree Preservation Orders can only be used to protect selected trees and woodlands if their removal would have a significant impact on the local environment and its enjoyment by the public.
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If you have started an application for Housing Benefit or LCTS and have saved it, you can return to it here.
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If you're self employed and do not have audited accounts available from an accountant, this form will capture the necessary information the team needs to process your claim.
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The Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 requires us to keep a register of individuals and associations of individuals who are seeking to acquire serviced plots of land in the Borough.
The Self-Build and Custom Housebuildi...
After this, we take responsibility. Apply now.
It's the responsibility of the developer to install new street name plates on new developments before they leave site and maintain them for the first year.
It's the responsibility of the develo...
Send us an email to streetnaming@colchester.gov.uk
You can change an existing address or create an address for a new property.
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If you would like to carry out works to a tree that is protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) then you will need to apply for consent here.
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Universal Credit is a new benefit that has started to replace six existing benefits with a single monthly payment if you are out of work or on a low income.
Universal Credit is a new benefit tha...
From 13 April 2020, we will collect glass, cans, plastic, paper and card on a four-weekly basis. Download your recycling calendar to see when we will be collecting recycling in your area.
Textiles will remain suspended until further notice.
From 25 May 2020, garden waste collections will resume as normal.
For additional information on changes to our waste and recycling service, please check our dedicated coronavirus updates, advice and guidance pages.
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Since April we have recycled...
...of our waste!
