198a St Andrews Avenue, Colchester CO4 3AG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use of C3 dwellinghouse as 6 person HMO (Class C4), convert garage to form habitable accommodation, alter elevations, form bin and cycle store torear. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Nov 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
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 1
Last sold for £400,000 in November 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 July 2025, 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
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Postcode
- CO4 3AG
- Received
- 23 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Greenstead
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Decision date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 83% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Historical activity at this location
15 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.
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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