Athelstan House, 201 Maldon Road, Colchester CO3 3BQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective application for timber bicycle storage structure locatedto the front of the property. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Colchester Planning Committee on 29 Jan 2026.
Approved unanimously
Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.
- Officers advised refusal because the structure was a prominent, incongruous addition that harmed the area’s character.
- The applicant supported approval, citing the store’s modest size, reduced prominence, planting and active-travel benefits.
- The committee unanimously approved the application, giving more weight to active travel than local character.
Source: Plota analysis of Colchester's committee minutes of 29 Jan 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 3
Last sold for £550,000 in February 2024. 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 April 2021, 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
- CO3 3BQ
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 30 Jan 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 74 days from validation, 18 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 9 Dec 2025
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.
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.
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