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Former Victoria Wine Co Ltd, 17 East Street, Colchester CO1 2TR

Awaiting decision Colchester 260343 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

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 24 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 6 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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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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  • Former Victoria Wine Co Ltd, 17 East Street, Colchester CO1 2TR

    260344 Submitted 24 Feb 2026 0m away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~1 May

    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

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings
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