11-13 Head Street, Colchester CO1 1NX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Placing of 1no. olive tree on pavement. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Nov 2025 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Show all 34 with distances
- 21 m21, Head StreetGrade II
- 31 m25, Head StreetGrade II
- 35 m10, Church StreetGrade II
- 39 m3, Church StreetGrade II
- 39 m27, Head StreetGrade II
- 48 m8, Church StreetGrade II
- 66 mMunicipal Water Tower (Jumbo)Grade II*
- 67 m37, 39, 39a, Head StreetGrade II
- 70 mEssex and Suffolk Fire OfficeGrade II*
- 71 m158, High StreetGrade II
- 79 mListed buildings 1123678
- 82 m44-52, Head StreetGrade II
- 83 m41, Head StreetGrade II
- 84 mHeadgate CourtGrade II*
- 90 mThe Albert HallGrade II
- 91 mChurch of St PeterGrade II*
- 93 m11a and 11b, High StreetGrade II*
- 99 m63, North HillGrade II
- 101 m156, High StreetGrade II
- 108 m54, Head StreetGrade II*
- 109 mSt Mary's Arts CentreGrade II
- 116 mTudor CottageGrade II
- 119 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 123 mPapillon House, formerly known as Provident Place, 3-14 Balkerne GardensGrade II
- 123 m60, North HillGrade II*
- 123 m17, SIR ISAAC'S WALK (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 127 mSt George's HallGrade II
- 135 m59, North HillGrade II
- 138 m2, North HillGrade II
- 143 m3, North HillGrade II
- 144 mHole in the Wall Public HouseGrade II
- 144 mFormer St Mary's CottageGrade II
- 145 mThe Roman Town WallGrade I
- 149 m21 and 21a, High StreetGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 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 1NX
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 28 Nov 2025
- Agent
- Kate Matthews
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 Nov 2025
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.
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 and leaseholders: 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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