Albert Hall, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
2no. internal hanging signs, powder-coated aluminium tray sign with illuminated push-through acrylic lettering. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
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- 106 mNorth Hill HouseGrade II
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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 £1,400,000 in November 2022. 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 February 2022, 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
- Advertisement Consent
- Postcode
- CO1 1JW
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Decision date
- 5 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, 14 days slower than Colchester's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 85% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 17 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 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.
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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