5 Kings Head Court, Colchester Essex CO1 1XY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Removal or Variation of a Condition 1 following Grant of Planning Permission Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Colchester Planning Committee on 12 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the use would not cause material harm to neighbours or highway safety, with controls on occupancy and management.
- The Committee approved the application, with ten votes for and one abstention, adding conditions on turning space and neighbour contact.
Source: Plota analysis of Colchester's committee minutes of 12 Mar 2026.
Associated applications 3
Part of
- FullApplication for Removal or Variation of a Condition 1 following Grant of Planning Permission…This application260088
Conditions details submitted for 5
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £380,000 in April 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO1 1XY
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Applicant
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 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.
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Council archive
5 Kings Head Court, Colchester Essex CO1 1XY
Respite care facility to support up to two young people aged 12 to 18 to allow primary carers a break (Description change).
- Received
- 15 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 20 Dec 2024
- Outcome
- Approved