7 Alma Street, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9DL Data via plota.co.uk
261513 - Removal/Variation of a Condition (8 Week Determination)
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Application to remove condition 5 of planning application Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026
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Site constraints 6
Grade II listed: 7, Alma Street
List entry 1225206 · The pin is inside its outline · 53 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 50 Grade II)
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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- 1 m9-15, Alma StreetGrade II
- 12 m12-18, Alma StreetGrade II
- 19 mThe Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 19 mMallets the Corner HouseGrade II
- 20 m17, 19 and 21, Alma StreetGrade II
- 20 m4, 6 and 8, Alma StreetGrade II
- 29 m20-28, Alma StreetGrade II
- 33 m2, Alma StreetGrade II
- 33 mAlice's CottageGrade II
- 36 m23, 25, 27 and 29, Alma StreetGrade II
- 41 mNo. 36 High Street, Church Cottage and Garden House, formerly known as The Falcon public houseGrade II
- 43 mButchersGrade II
- 45 mNo. 2 East Street and Nonsuch HouseGrade II
- 48 m8 and 9, Brook StreetGrade II
- 50 mThe Lucy DeeGrade II
- 51 m2, Rose LaneGrade II
- 53 mWar Memorial in the Churchyard of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- 54 mThe Black Bouy Public HouseGrade II
- 57 mLittle WickGrade II
- 61 mBlack Buoy Cottage and Black Buoy Hill CottageGrade II
- 62 m2, 4, 6, 8 and 8A, HIGH STREETGrade II
- 62 mOld Garrison HouseGrade I
- 68 m15, 17 and 19, High StreetGrade II
- 69 m11 and 13, High StreetGrade II
- 70 mOld House (no. 29 West Street), 31 West Street and nos. 7-9 High Street, WivenhoeGrade II
- 71 m21 and 23, High StreetGrade II
- 71 mUnnamed
- 72 mThe Old ManseGrade II
- 74 mThe Old BakehouseGrade II
- 74 m10, ANCHOR HILL (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 75 mPrice's HouseGrade II
- 84 mThe Rose and Crown Public HouseGrade II
- 84 mQuay HouseGrade II
- 88 m37, 39 and 41, High StreetGrade II
- 88 mChristmas CottageGrade II
- 91 mBerry House, WivenhoeGrade II
- 95 mThe Vines, The Quay, WivenhoeGrade II
- 97 mNos. 5, 7 and 9 Anchor HillGrade II
- 97 mThe StorehouseGrade II
- 103 mQuay Cottage, The Quay, WivenhoeGrade II
- 104 mThe Royal British LegionGrade II
- 105 mAnchor Cottage BonitaGrade II
- 108 mAnchor HouseGrade II
- 114 m27, West StreetGrade II
- 122 m25, West StreetGrade II
- 122 mMaple Cottage Quayside Cottage Trinity HouseGrade II
- 131 mNos. 51, 53, 55, 55a and 57 High Street, WivenhoeGrade II
- 131 mRiverhouseGrade II
- 132 m23, West StreetGrade II
- 136 m56, High StreetGrade II
- 143 m58, High StreetGrade II
- 145 mWest HouseGrade II
- 148 mThe Greyhound Public HouseGrade II
Wivenhoe 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 207 m away: Upper Colne Marshes SSSI; Local nature reserve 465 m away: Colne; Inside the Wivenhoe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Removal/Variation of a Condition (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO7 9DL
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wivenhoe
- Parish
- Wivenhoe
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 12 Oct 2026
- Applicant
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
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Front garden -Felling one pine tree and grinding out stump. -Reducing by 30% one fig tree…
2025
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Construction of new side and front extension with single pitched roof.
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Approved
29a High Street, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9BE
Demolition of existing rear projections & external metal staircase and the erection of a…
2024
Approved
29a High Street, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9BE
Demolition of existing rear projections & external metal staircase and the erection of a…
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1 Brewery House, Brook Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9DS
Change of use of accountants office to original residential use following cessation of us…
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1 Brewery House, Brook Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9DS
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2024
Prices House, Bethany Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9TS
Replacement of three decaying windows at second floor.
2024
Prices House, Bethany Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9TS
Replacement of 3 decaying windows at second floor
2024
Prices House, Bethany Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9TS
Replacement of three decaying windows at second floor.
2024
Prices House, Bethany Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9TS
Replacement of 3 decaying windows at second floor
2024
1 Brewery House, Brook Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9DS
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2024
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x 1 Lime (L1) to be re-pollarded back to previous points.
2023
Approved
April Cottage, 1 Brook Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9DS
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to erect 12 solar panels to the south fa…
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April Cottage, 1 Brook Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9DS
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to erect 12 solar panels to the south fa…
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9 Brook Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9DS
To relocate the modern bathroom on the first floor of the building from where it is parti…
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To relocate the modern bathroom on the first floor of the building from where it is parti…
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Iceni Ices, 8 Brook Street, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9DS
x 1 Apple (A1) to have crown reduced by up to 0.600-1m (leaving a flowing branch line whe…
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Prices House, Bethany Street, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9TS
First floor extension over kitchen
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First floor extension over kitchen
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Prices House, Bethany Street, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9TS
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Swatchways, The Quay, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9BU
Proposed part two-storey, part single-storey extension within enclosed courtyard, and alt…
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Nonsuch House, Black Buoy Hill, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9BW
Proposal to take down trellis fencing to side boundary and wall to front boundary and rep…
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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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
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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