59 North Hill, Colchester CO1 1PX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from office to HMO providing 13 rooms Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Sept 2025 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
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- 6 m60, North HillGrade II*
- 9 m58, North HillGrade II
- 17 m57, North HillGrade II
- 24 m3, North HillGrade II
- 24 m2, North HillGrade II
- 26 m4, North HillGrade II
- 30 mThe Old Cock and Pye InnGrade II
- 30 m5, NORTH HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 33 m63, North HillGrade II
- 37 mNorth Hill HouseGrade II
- 39 mTudor CottageGrade II
- 47 m8 and 8a, North HillGrade II
- 49 mChurch of St PeterGrade II*
- 52 m9, North HillGrade II
- 62 m10, North HillGrade II
- 63 mPeveril HotelGrade II
- 69 mSt George's HallGrade II
- 73 m54, North HillGrade II
- 75 m158, High StreetGrade II
- 79 m49, North HillGrade II
- 80 mEssex and Suffolk Fire OfficeGrade II*
- 81 mPapillon House, formerly known as Provident Place, 3-14 Balkerne GardensGrade II
- 83 m13-15, North HillGrade II*
- 85 m156, High StreetGrade II
- 87 mThe Albert HallGrade II
- 88 m48, North HillGrade II
- 97 m47, North HillGrade II
- 99 m16, North HillGrade II
- 102 m45 and 46, North HillGrade II
- 110 mMunicipal Water Tower (Jumbo)Grade II*
- 114 m17, 18, 18a and 18b, North HillGrade II
- 133 m38 AND 38A, NORTH HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 134 m19 and 20, North HillGrade II
- 134 m11a and 11b, High StreetGrade II*
- 145 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 147 m3, Church StreetGrade II
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 £650,000 in June 2025. Other property, 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 December 2019, 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 1PX
- Received
- 30 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2025
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 15% 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
- 28 Aug 2025
Historical activity at this location
28 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.
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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