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Council services
Find helpful support and advice for keeping on top of rising living expenses.
View your recycling calendar, order new containers and find out what to put out each week.
Search for planning applications, submit an application and find guidance and resources for navigating the planning process.
Register for Council tax, pay your Council tax bill and apply for a discount or exemption.
Make a claim, manage your account and find helpful advice and support.
Information about adaptations, repairs and support available for your home including disabled facilities grant.
Manage your business rates account, find out about our business waste collection service and obtain licensing.
Apply for housing, manage your account and find useful information about private sector housing.
Apply for Building Control approval, check which supporting documents are required and how much it costs. You can also search for an application.
Report fly-tipping, find out about street cleaning or pay a fixed penalty notice.
Register to vote and find out about upcoming elections.
Book a pest control appointment, report a lost dog or report a noise nuisance.
Buy a parking permit, find car parks and information about road closures.
See and apply for our available positions, find out about apprenticeship opportunities and work experience.
Colchester Leisure World, Aqua Springs spa, Colchester Events, Colchester and Ipswich museums.
Apply for licences (including premises licences, taxi driver licences, temporary event notices), and access our licensing register.
Find information on what you will need to complete a local land charge search if you remortgage or buying property or land.
Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
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Colchester Crematorium to hold two Carol Services for the first time
22 October 2026
As part of the service, attendees will have the chance to light a candle in memory of loved ones and hang a message on the Christmas tree
Fly-tipper sentenced after dumping oil-filled barrels across Colchester
22 October 2026
Between February and March 2025, a series of large-scale fly-tipping incidents involving blue barrels abandoned across the city were reported to the council
Colchester residents offered new route to solar energy savings
22 October 2026
The scheme aims to help homeowners navigate what can often be a confusing market
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