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St Martins House, 63 West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HE

Awaiting decision Colchester 260027 Full (8 Week Determination)

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of the existing building and its curtilage from Class E to Class C3, internal alterations to create 5 plots, erection of a binstore, provision of vehicle and cycle parking, and associated landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 260027

Application record

Reference
260027
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Application Valid
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 260029 Awaiting decision

    St Martins House, 63 West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HE

    Application for listed building consent for Change of use of the existing building and its curtilage from Class E to Class C3 , internal alterations to create 5 plots, erection of a bin store, provision of vehicle and cycle parking, and associated lan

    Submitted 5 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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Documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • St Martins House, 63 West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HE

    260029 Submitted 5 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~2 Mar

    Application for listed building consent for Change of use of the existing building and its curtilage from Class E to Class C3 , internal alterations to create 5 plots, erection of a bin store, provision of vehicle and cycle parking, and associated lan

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings
  • The Old Exchange, 64 West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HE

    260355 Submitted 26 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E upper floor space to form 6 (1bed flats) apartments **Amended Description)

    Granted Full applications New dwelling
  • 55 West Stockwell Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1HE

    250421 Submitted 3 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr

    Application to discharge conditions 6 and 7 to application 170006.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs
  • The Old Exchange, 64 West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HE

    260890 Submitted 13 May 2026 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for the change of use of the ground floor from Class E space to form 6 apartments.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling
    Several homes
  • 55 West Stockwell Street, Colchester Essex CO1 1HE

    251059 Submitted 20 May 2025 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug

    Application to discharge condition 5 to application 170006.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs
  • Baye House, 62 West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HE

    212642 Submitted 11 Oct 2021 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~6 Dec

    T1 Beech fell to ground level

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

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    Received 5 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 261465 Granted

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    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 261476 Granted

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    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Full applications