16 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full Planning Application for the Change of Use and Conversion of the Upper Floors to Provide Five Residential Apartments with Retention of Flexible Class E Commercial Accommodation at Ground Floor Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Show all 44 with distances
- 9 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 16 m21 and 21a, High StreetGrade II
- 22 m22, High StreetGrade II
- 26 m11a and 11b, High StreetGrade II*
- 50 m156, High StreetGrade II
- 57 mThe Albert HallGrade II
- 66 mColchester Town HallGrade I
- 70 mEssex and Suffolk Fire OfficeGrade II*
- 70 m28-30, High StreetGrade II
- 74 mColumn and Street Light, Left of Entrance to Town HallGrade II*
- 82 mChurch of St PeterGrade II*
- 83 mColumn and Street Light, Right of Entrance to Town HallGrade II*
- 83 m2 and 3, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 85 mSt George's HallGrade II
- 89 m4, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 91 mFormer Public LibraryGrade II
- 99 m158, High StreetGrade II
- 99 m6, Trinity StreetGrade II*
- 102 mTymperleysGrade II*
- 111 mFormer Church of Holy TrinityGrade I
- 111 m11, Sir Isaac's WalkGrade II
- 114 m136, High StreetGrade II
- 116 mSt Martin's HouseGrade II
- 117 m2, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 117 m7 and 7A Trinity StreetGrade II
- 118 m135, High StreetGrade II
- 123 m3-5, West Stockwell StreetGrade II*
- 124 m9 and 10, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 130 m2, North HillGrade II
- 132 m6, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 138 mFormer Hippodrome TheatreGrade II
- 139 m7, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 139 m21, Head StreetGrade II
- 139 m44-52, Head StreetGrade II
- 142 m3, North HillGrade II
- 142 m4, North HillGrade II
- 142 m25, Head StreetGrade II
- 144 m8 and 9, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 146 m27, Head StreetGrade II
- 147 m63, North HillGrade II
- 147 m26, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 147 mNumbers 11, 12 and 13 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 149 m60, North HillGrade II*
- 149 mThe Bay and Say Public HouseGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £3,000,000 in March 2015. 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 September 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 1DA
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 29 Sept 2026
- 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 28% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 28 Aug 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.
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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