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33-35 Long Wyre Street, Colchester CO1 1LJ

Refused Colchester 242304 Change of Use A1/A2 retail to C3 Dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Notification of change of use to 1st and 2nd floor commercial space to create 1 no. residential dwelling within a mixed use building

As published by the council, reference 242304

Application record

Reference
242304
Type
Change of Use A1/A2 retail to C3 Dwelling
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Prior Approval Required (Refused)
Received
5 Nov 2024
Validated
5 Nov 2024
Decided
23 Dec 2024
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1LJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 260533 Granted

    33-35 Long Wyre Street, Colchester CO1 1LJ

    Change of use of the first floor and loft space at 33-35 Long Wyre Street, Colchester to form 1 no. holiday-let unit

    Decided 26 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Refused)

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

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  • 33-35, Long Wyre Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1LJ

    231228 Submitted 21 May 2023 0m away

    Change of use to first floor and part of ground floor to provide 2No 1bedroom apartments (retention of commercial use at ground floor). Installation of door and window to rear elevation.

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  • 33-35, Long Wyre Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1LJ

    231127 Submitted 9 May 2023 0m away

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    Refused Full applications New dwelling 14 docs
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    260777 Submitted 28 Apr 2026 0m away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Change of use from storage/office space (Class E)to 1 bedroom flat (Class C3)

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    260989 Submitted 28 May 2026 0m away

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  • Unit B, Foundation House, 17-33 Long Wyre Street, Colchester CO1 1LJ

    241806 Submitted 3 Sep 2024 0m away

    Change of use of the ground floor only, from Retail Use, Class E, to aShow Bar, a sui generis use. Proposed internal works,include partitionwalls for the addition of an office, cloakroom, dressing room, quiet space, store room, toilets and a bar area. The

    Granted Full applications 16 docs
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    222788 Submitted 7 Nov 2022 0m away

    Proposed works to convert single commercial unit (Class E) into two commercial units (Class E) and two short term let (max 2 weeks lettings) studio apartments (Class C3) (Revised Description)

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 12 docs

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