Second floor, 1 St. Runwalds Street, Colchester CO1 1HF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval notification under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015,as amended, for the change of use of the second floor roof space from Class E to two self contained residential flats Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 5
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- 12 m6, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 12 m3-5, West Stockwell StreetGrade II*
- 13 mSt Martin's HouseGrade II
- 17 m7, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 18 m2, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 22 m8 and 9, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 22 mFormer Public LibraryGrade II
- 22 mColchester Town HallGrade I
- 45 mEmployment ExchangeGrade II*
- 49 m62, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 53 m136, High StreetGrade II
- 55 m135, High StreetGrade II
- 56 mChurch of St MartinGrade II*
- 57 m44, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 57 mFormer Hippodrome TheatreGrade II
- 61 m45 and 46, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 67 mColumn and Street Light, Left of Entrance to Town HallGrade II*
- 67 mColumn and Street Light, Right of Entrance to Town HallGrade II*
- 71 m59 and 60, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 79 m11 and 12, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 80 mThe Bay and Say Public HouseGrade II
- 83 mThe GablesGrade II
- 84 m28-30, High StreetGrade II
- 85 m10, EAST STOCKWELL STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 86 m58, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 87 m13, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 90 m57, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 99 m22, High StreetGrade II
- 100 m56, WEST STOCKWELL STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 102 m11 and 12, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 103 m21 and 21a, High StreetGrade II
- 104 m37 and 38, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 108 mTudor House (Including the Return Wall in St Helen's Lane)Grade II
- 109 m53-55, West Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 112 mRed Lion HotelGrade I
- 119 mSt George's HallGrade II
- 120 m156, High StreetGrade II
- 121 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 123 m45-47, High StreetGrade II
- 126 mStockwell Congregational ChapelGrade II
- 127 m11, Williams WalkGrade II
- 129 m117 and 118, High StreetGrade II
- 130 mThe Albert HallGrade II
- 132 m11a and 11b, High StreetGrade II*
- 134 mStockwell Arms InnGrade II
- 134 mChurch of St PeterGrade II*
- 135 m30, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 135 m15, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 143 m8 and 8a, North HillGrade II
- 145 m16, East Stockwell StreetGrade II
- 145 m1-7 StockwellGrade II
- 145 mThe George HotelGrade II*
- 148 m2 and 3, Trinity StreetGrade 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.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Class M retail or betting office or pay day loan shop to dwellinghouse
- Postcode
- CO1 1HF
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required (Approved)
- Decision date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% 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
- 3 Sept 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.
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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