Crouch Street, Popes Lane, Balkern Gardens, Church Street, Colchester CO1 1NF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Metal 'Love Your Bike' signs to be installed onto end bike racks on a rack of Sheffield bike racks on various locations in the city centre. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
Show all 29 with distances
- 0 m8, Church StreetGrade II
- 13 m3, Church StreetGrade II
- 15 m10, Church StreetGrade II
- 19 m25, Head StreetGrade II
- 21 m21, Head StreetGrade II
- 22 mListed buildings 1123678
- 38 m27, Head StreetGrade II
- 52 mSt Mary's Arts CentreGrade II
- 52 mHeadgate CourtGrade II*
- 57 m37, 39, 39a, Head StreetGrade II
- 59 m41, Head StreetGrade II
- 65 mMunicipal Water Tower (Jumbo)Grade II*
- 86 m44-52, Head StreetGrade II
- 92 mFormer St Mary's CottageGrade II
- 97 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 104 m54, Head StreetGrade II*
- 116 m17, SIR ISAAC'S WALK (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 121 mThe Balkerne GateGrade I
- 124 m158, High StreetGrade II
- 124 mEssex and Suffolk Fire OfficeGrade II*
- 125 mHole in the Wall Public HouseGrade II
- 133 m63, North HillGrade II
- 134 mPapillon House, formerly known as Provident Place, 3-14 Balkerne GardensGrade II
- 137 mBull HotelGrade II
- 142 mChurch of St PeterGrade II*
- 143 mTudor CottageGrade II
- 147 mThe Albert HallGrade II
- 147 m11a and 11b, High StreetGrade II*
- 150 mHeadgate HotelGrade II
Checked on 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Advertisement Consent
- Postcode
- CO1 1NF
- Received
- 9 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 43 days from validation, 13 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 88% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 21 Aug 2025
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.
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