Square 4, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Provision of an enclosed external escape stair case to improve fire egress, remodelled podium entrance lobby and minor internal alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Wivenhoe
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- KLH Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 69 days from validation, 13 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 6 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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