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Former Conservative Club, 107 High Street, Colchester CO1 1TH

Granted Colchester 230465 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: Extension Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor only of Former Conservative Club (Class F2) to Retail Use (Class E) and extension of existing retail floorspace and restoration of shopfront and making good.

As published by the council, reference 230465

Application record

Reference
230465
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Conditional
Received
25 Feb 2023
Validated
27 Feb 2023
Decided
25 Apr 2023
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1TH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 251685 Awaiting decision

    Former Conservative Club, 107 High Street, Colchester CO1 1TH

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 of approved application 231077

    Submitted 4 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • 231077 Granted

    Former Conservative Club, 107 High Street, Colchester CO1 1TH

    Part demolition of rear extension (roof) and erection of two additional storeys, and the conversion of the upper floors to create 16no. apartments.

    Decided 15 Jan 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 27 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 25 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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    Awaiting decision Conditions 10 docs

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