Outside, 12 Red Lion Yard, Colchester CO1 1DX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Excavation of Roman mosaic buried beneath Red Lion Yard, installation of retaining structure, lighting and ventilation with glazed pavement over to allow mosaic to be viewed by the general public. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Nov 2025 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Associated applications 2
- Excavation of Roman mosaic buried beneath Red Lion Yard, installation of retaining structure, lighting and ventilation…
Conditions details submitted for 4
Site constraints 6
Show all 38 with distances
- 19 mRed Lion HotelGrade I
- 28 m45-47, High StreetGrade II
- 50 m54, High StreetGrade II
- 52 m56 and 57, High StreetGrade II
- 62 m58, High StreetGrade II
- 71 mFormer Church of Holy TrinityGrade I
- 75 m117 and 118, High StreetGrade II
- 78 mThe George HotelGrade II*
- 81 mFormer Hippodrome TheatreGrade II
- 81 mThe Bay and Say Public HouseGrade II
- 84 mCongregational ChurchGrade II
- 85 mBaptist ChurchGrade II
- 97 m28-30, High StreetGrade II
- 99 m135, High StreetGrade II
- 100 m2 and 3, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 102 m136, High StreetGrade II
- 104 m4, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 108 m6, Trinity StreetGrade II*
- 111 mColchester Town HallGrade I
- 112 m26, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 117 mColumn and Street Light, Right of Entrance to Town HallGrade II*
- 118 m7 and 7A Trinity StreetGrade II
- 121 mTymperleysGrade II*
- 121 m105 and 106, High StreetGrade II
- 123 m9 and 10, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 125 mColumn and Street Light, Left of Entrance to Town HallGrade II*
- 128 m22, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 130 mFormer Public LibraryGrade II
- 130 m18 to 21, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 130 mThe Purple DogGrade II
- 133 m45 and 46, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 134 m3-7, Museum StreetGrade II
- 136 m2, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 136 mNumbers 11, 12 and 13 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 144 m44, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 145 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 146 m3-5, West Stockwell StreetGrade II*
- 148 m14, Trinity StreetGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO1 1DX
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Alicia Ridout
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 31 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
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