The Stanway School, Winstree Road, Stanway Colchester CO3 0QA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Signage on the recently remodelled and refurbished HMO / domestic dwelling following conversion to a Head Office for the Sigma Trust. Signage will enable visitors to differentiate the central Head Office from the main School site and highlight main entra Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Oct 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Advertisement Consent
- Postcode
- CO3 0QA
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Stanway
- Parish
- Stanway
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 24 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
Colchester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #43 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Colchester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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