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252269 - Full (8 Week Determination) Approved

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2025
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Validated
28 Oct 2025
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Approved
22 Jan 2026

Approved on 22 Jan 2026 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

Colchester Area 1 conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 58 m away: Town Wall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 30 m away: Colchester Castle Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
24 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Ryegate Gates and Flank Walls to Castle Park, Grade II, 33 m away · 1 Grade I, 23 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 488 m away: Bull Meadows; Heritage at risk 69 m away: Colchester Castle; Inside the Colchester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Postcode
CO1 1GX
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jan 2026
Decision
Approve Conditional
Decision date
22 Jan 2026
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How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 30 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.

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

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Consultation & key dates

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18 Nov 2025

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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