The Little Glebe, Spring Lane South, Colchester CO3 4AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline application for renovation of the host house 'Little Glebe' and the existing barn to the rear (that already benefits from residential permission), and erect two houses within the site grounds. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Nov 2026 · Last checked 3 Nov 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Colchester Planning Committee on 29 Jan 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme could restore deteriorating buildings, maintain four units and avoid unacceptable heritage, highway or ecological harm.
- Highways, ecology and conservation consultees raised no fundamental objection, while the cycling campaign raised traffic and construction concerns.
- The committee unanimously approved authority, subject to finalising the Biodiversity Net Gain undertaking.
Source: Plota analysis of Colchester's committee minutes of 29 Jan 2026.
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £777,000 in July 2019. 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 February 2019, 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
- Outline (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO3 4AN
- Received
- 26 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Lexden & Braiswick
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Nov 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 2 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 395 days from validation, 339 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for outline applications. Approved, as 69% of outline applications here are.
Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 29 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
32 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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