19 Head Street, Colchester CO1 1NX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Replacement kitchen extract and HVAC to existing restaurant Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Licence at this address
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Licence Premises licence Alcohol on and off the premises, late-night hot food and drink, live music, recorded music, dancing, plays
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 5
Show all 32 with distances
- 10 m21, Head StreetGrade II
- 20 m25, Head StreetGrade II
- 27 m10, Church StreetGrade II
- 28 m27, Head StreetGrade II
- 37 m3, Church StreetGrade II
- 42 m8, Church StreetGrade II
- 56 m37, 39, 39a, Head StreetGrade II
- 71 mMunicipal Water Tower (Jumbo)Grade II*
- 72 m41, Head StreetGrade II
- 72 m44-52, Head StreetGrade II
- 73 mListed buildings 1123678
- 73 mHeadgate CourtGrade II*
- 81 mEssex and Suffolk Fire OfficeGrade II*
- 82 m158, High StreetGrade II
- 97 m11a and 11b, High StreetGrade II*
- 98 m54, Head StreetGrade II*
- 99 mThe Albert HallGrade II
- 102 mChurch of St PeterGrade II*
- 103 mSt Mary's Arts CentreGrade II
- 109 m156, High StreetGrade II
- 110 m63, North HillGrade II
- 112 m17, SIR ISAAC'S WALK (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 123 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 126 mTudor CottageGrade II
- 132 mPapillon House, formerly known as Provident Place, 3-14 Balkerne GardensGrade II
- 134 m60, North HillGrade II*
- 134 mFormer St Mary's CottageGrade II
- 134 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 137 mSt George's HallGrade II
- 146 m59, North HillGrade II
- 148 mHole in the Wall Public HouseGrade II
- 149 m2, North HillGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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 2023, 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 1NX
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 99 days from validation, 43 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 80% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 18 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 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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