15 Queen Street, Colchester CO1 2PH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from offices (Class E) to 6 1 bedroom residential units (C3), single storey rear pitch roof extension, relocation of side access door, additional windows and doors, new lightwell on the side elevation, basement floor extended further down t Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 4 Nov 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
Show all 36 with distances
- 8 m11 and 13, Queen StreetGrade II
- 18 m71, Culver StreetGrade II*
- 18 m7 and 9, Queen StreetGrade II
- 22 m2, Queen StreetGrade II
- 33 mColchester ClubGrade II*
- 36 mAll Saints MuseumGrade II
- 37 m69 AND 70, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 39 m3, Queen StreetGrade II
- 42 mSummerhouse at Number 74 (the Minories)Grade II*
- 46 m67, High StreetGrade II
- 46 m67a, High StreetGrade II
- 46 m68, High StreetGrade II
- 49 m1, Queen StreetGrade II
- 52 m71 and 72, High StreetGrade II
- 58 m73a and 73b, High StreetGrade II
- 58 mThe MinoriesGrade II*
- 74 mIron Work Screen and Gate Along Street Front of Holly TreesGrade II
- 76 mColchester War Memorial (including lamp columns, walls, gates, piers, railings and posts)Grade II*
- 83 mThe Castle InnGrade II
- 85 mEast Lodge Gate HouseGrade I
- 86 mHolly Trees (Museum)Grade I
- 88 m93 and 94, High StreetGrade II
- 92 m33 and 35, Queen StreetGrade II
- 93 mPolice StationGrade II
- 95 mPark HouseGrade II
- 96 m95 and 96, High StreetGrade II
- 98 mWinsley HouseGrade II
- 98 mHillcrestGrade II
- 103 m63, High StreetGrade II
- 105 mGrey FriarsGrade II*
- 106 mEast Hill HouseGrade I
- 124 m39 and 41 Queen StreetGrade II
- 131 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 132 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 133 mThe Castle Keep (Including Excavated Remains of Forebuilding in Moat)Grade I
- 149 mAll Saints HouseGrade 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £480,000 in June 2026. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
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 July 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 2PH
- Received
- 9 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 9 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 4 Nov 2025
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 15% 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
- 3 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
28 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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