8 Mistley Road, Colchester CO4 6BY Data via plota.co.uk

251394 - Full (8 Week Determination) Refused

Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing loft space and former new shed dormer with tiled roof formed on rear roof slope. Tiled roof to match existing roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2025
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Refused
19 Aug 2025
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Appeal dismissed
25 Nov 2025

Refused on 19 Aug 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Listed building: at the site
List entry 1001599 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden: Severalls Hospital
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1761 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Colchester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £375,000 in August 2026. Detached house, freehold.

19 August 2026£375,000
29 November 2019£304,995New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area84 m² (904 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (83 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyMid-terrace house
Built2017
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.25 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 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
CO4 6BY
Received
2 Jul 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Ward
Mile End
Parish
Myland
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
19 Aug 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 25 Nov 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3373787 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 15% of full applications here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
811decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Jul 2025
Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Colchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #245 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #255 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #43 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #39 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
89 decided
1,074
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026

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.