Planning application
St Martin's Church, West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed repair and refurbishment works to the roof
As published by the council, reference 260233
Application record
- Reference
- 260233
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1HN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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230321 Granted
St Martin's Church, West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HN
Application to discharge condition 4 (joinery/method of fixing) of planning consent 200524
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Colchester granted permission on 28 August 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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St Martin's Church, West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HN
Application to discharge condition 4 (joinery/method of fixing) of planning consent 200524
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
St Martin's Church, St Martins Centre, West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HN
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3(200524)
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
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Refused Heritage and listed buildings -
St Martins House, 63 West Stockwell Street, Colchester CO1 1HE
82% historically approved · decision due ~2 Mar
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.
Awaiting decision Full applications -
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90% historically approved · decision due ~2 Mar
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Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings -
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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)
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