8 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3ES Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Partial conversion and extension of ground floor to create two apartments and conversion of first floor to create four apartments. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Oct 2026 · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Show all 22 with distances
- 12 mBull HotelGrade II
- 49 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 61 mHeadgate HotelGrade II
- 71 mFormer St Mary's CottageGrade II
- 73 m20 and 22, Crouch StreetGrade II*
- 73 mHeadgate CourtGrade II*
- 82 m17, SIR ISAAC'S WALK (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 91 m41, Head StreetGrade II
- 94 m54, Head StreetGrade II*
- 98 m37, 39, 39a, Head StreetGrade II
- 101 m44-52, Head StreetGrade II
- 102 mHeadgate Congregational ChurchGrade II
- 117 m11, Sir Isaac's WalkGrade II
- 118 mListed buildings 1123678
- 124 mSt Mary's Arts CentreGrade II
- 137 m27, Head StreetGrade II
- 138 m25, Head StreetGrade II
- 142 m8, Church StreetGrade II
- 145 m10, Church StreetGrade II
- 147 m21, Head StreetGrade II
- 147 m45-47, St John's StreetGrade II
- 149 m55, Crouch 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 1
Last sold for £70,000 in May 2022. Other property, leasehold.
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 June 2018, 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 3ES
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 30 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Chris Marshall
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 380 days from validation, 324 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
- 5 Nov 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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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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