Planning application
Headgate Buildings, Sir Isaacs Walk, Colchester CO1 1JJ
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class E(e) Health & Medical Services to Class C3 Dwellinghouses (8 Apartments). Minor elevational change to 52 St John's Street and change of use to ancillary use for residential accommodation.
As published by the council, reference 251461
Application record
- Reference
- 251461
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 11 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 11 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jul 2025
Received by Colchester
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 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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Colchester granted permission on 17 July 2026, 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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