Planning application
Former Victoria Wine Co Ltd, 17 East Street, Colchester CO1 2TR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The proposal seeks to retain a single ground floor retail unit fronting East Street while converting the existing office space acrossthe ground and the flat on the first floor into eight double-bedroom HMO units with associated communal facilities.
As published by the council, reference 260343
Application record
- Reference
- 260343
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2TR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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260344 Awaiting decision
Former Victoria Wine Co Ltd, 17 East Street, Colchester CO1 2TR
Listed building application to retain a single ground floor retail unit fronting East Street while converting the existing office space across the ground and the flat on the first floor into eight double- bedroom HMO units with associated communal facili
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Colchester
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6 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 May 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
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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