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96 High Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1TH

Granted Colchester 241787 Listed Building

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 241787

Application record

Reference
241787
Type
Listed Building
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: 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.

  • 241786 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.

    Decided 4 Dec 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 2 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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