Planning application
96 High Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1TH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Convert 1st & 2nd floors to a 2-bed flat (Use Class C3(a)), independent of ground floor (Use Class E) commercial space. Enhances mixed-use property functionality. Bin stores and bicycle stands provided to the rear of the property.
As published by the council, reference 241786
Application record
- Reference
- 241786
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 1 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1TH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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241787 Granted
96 High Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1TH
Convert 1st & 2nd floors to a 2-bed flat (Use Class C3(a)), independent of ground floor (Use Class E) commercial space. Enhances mixed-use property functionality. Bin stores and bicycle stands provided to the rear of the property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2024
Received by Colchester
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2 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Colchester granted permission on 4 December 2024, 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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