72-78 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full planning permission for 28 no. affordable dwellings, including associated gardens, boundary treatments, soft and hard landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Colchester Planning Committee on 18 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide affordable homes on a sustainable brownfield site without significant harm.
- The applicant supported the scheme, while members mainly questioned parking and management of communal areas.
- The committee voted seven to two, with one abstention, and approved the application subject to an expanded management condition.
Source: Plota analysis of Colchester's committee minutes of 18 Jun 2026.
Associated applications 3
Site constraints 3
Checked on 18 September 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 1
Last sold for £2,040,000 in December 2019. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (13 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO1 2AN
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 19 Jun 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 130 days from validation, 70 days slower than Colchester's median of 60 for new homes. Approved, as 61% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 3 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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