172 Greenstead Road, Colchester CO1 2SQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwelling house (C3) to residential care (C2) - (D- triumph Care) Emily home will provide residential assessments for mothers and babies in Colchester (full details on application form) Installation of a fence to the front of the proper Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 18 May 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Site constraints 1
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £272,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2017, 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
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO1 2SQ
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Greenstead
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 18 May 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 89 days from validation, 33 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 27% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 24 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
23 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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