14 Short Wyre Street, Colchester CO1 1LN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use for rear storage unit to become 1 bed studio apartment . Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Apr 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Show all 14 with distances
- 15 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 28 m33-37, Long Wyre StreetGrade II
- 55 m39 and 41 Queen StreetGrade II
- 62 mPolice StationGrade II
- 78 m33 and 35, Queen StreetGrade II
- 101 mBaptist ChurchGrade II
- 105 mRuins of Priory Church of St BotolphGrade I
- 135 mChurch of St BotolphGrade II
- 139 mColchester ClubGrade II*
- 143 m2, Queen StreetGrade II
- 144 mCongregational ChurchGrade II
- 144 m63, High StreetGrade II
- 148 m71, Culver StreetGrade II*
- 150 mPark HouseGrade II
Checked on 7 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £224,200 in November 2024. 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 May 2024, 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 1LN
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 8 Apr 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 131 days from validation, 75 days slower 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
- 28 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
26 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.
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: 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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