Former, Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Colchester Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for listed building consent for the repair and refurbishment of existing former church building to form new CommunityHub, including installation of signage, art sculptures to railings (x8), and wall artwork. (Revised Description) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Nov 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Associated applications 3
- Application for listed building consent for the repair and refurbishment of existing former church building to form new…
Site constraints 5
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- 12 m2 and 3, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 23 mFormer Church of Holy TrinityGrade I
- 25 m4, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 37 m6, Trinity StreetGrade II*
- 38 m28-30, High StreetGrade II
- 53 m7 and 7A Trinity StreetGrade II
- 56 mTymperleysGrade II*
- 59 m22, High StreetGrade II
- 67 m9 and 10, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 68 mColumn and Street Light, Right of Entrance to Town HallGrade II*
- 69 mColumn and Street Light, Left of Entrance to Town HallGrade II*
- 70 m21 and 21a, High StreetGrade II
- 72 mColchester Town HallGrade I
- 75 mRed Lion HotelGrade I
- 77 m26, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 81 m11, Sir Isaac's WalkGrade II
- 84 m136, High StreetGrade II
- 85 m135, High StreetGrade II
- 87 mNumbers 11, 12 and 13 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 93 mFormer Hippodrome TheatreGrade II
- 94 m45-47, High StreetGrade II
- 96 mFormer Public LibraryGrade II
- 96 m22, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 98 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 100 m18 to 21, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 100 mThe Purple DogGrade II
- 101 mThe Bay and Say Public HouseGrade II
- 105 m14, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 113 m11a and 11b, High StreetGrade II*
- 114 m2, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 119 mCongregational ChurchGrade II
- 123 m6, Sir Isaac's WalkGrade II
- 126 m3-5, West Stockwell StreetGrade II*
- 126 m12-14, Sir Isaac's WalkGrade II
- 131 m6a and 6b, Sir Isaac's WalkGrade II
- 131 mThe ScheregateGrade II*
- 132 m1, Eld LaneGrade II
- 137 m3, ScheregateGrade II
- 137 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 138 m1 and 2, ScheregateGrade II
- 140 m117 and 118, High StreetGrade II
- 141 m6, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 141 m54, High StreetGrade II
- 141 mBaptist ChurchGrade II
- 143 m4, ScheregateGrade II
- 143 m3a, ScheregateGrade II
- 143 m156, High StreetGrade II
- 145 m56 and 57, High StreetGrade II
- 147 m45 and 46, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 148 m62 and 62a, Stanwell StreetGrade II
- 150 m7, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 150 m63, Stanwell StreetGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Received
- 22 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 28 Nov 2025
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Julia Cameron
How this decision compares
Decided in 66 days from validation, about the council's usual 68 days. Approved, as 94% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
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- 14 Oct 2025
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Council archive
Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Colchester CO1 1JN
The work consists of the first stage of external repairs comprising: strip and re-roof 3 roof slopes and small vestry roof, replace all associated lead valleys, abutment flashings and flashings and associated timber linings; tower roof slate repairs; s
- Received
- 26 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2025
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Heritage