55 Roman Road, Colchester CO1 1UR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Remove recently constructed front ibstock metric stock brick wall to the right of the boundary. Erect a new wall to match the size and material of the existing edwardian dwarf wall which is to the left of the front boundary. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Site constraints 6
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 1
Last sold for £428,000 in November 2021. Semi-detached house, 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 November 2021, 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 1UR
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 2 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 11 Aug 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 221 days from validation, 165 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 23 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 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.
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