Greenstead Community Centre, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester CO4 3QE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of Colchester Borough Housing/Family Solutions building (formerly The Centurion public house), proposed single storey extension to Greenstead Community Centre, recladding of existing building and formation of new public square, formation of Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Nov 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Associated applications 3
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 October 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 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
- CO4 3QE
- Received
- 18 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 26 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Greenstead
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 7 Nov 2025
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- KLH Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, 14 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 86% 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
- 17 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
2 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.
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.
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