Planning application
17 Trinity Street, Colchester CO1 1JN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed change of use from E class to C3 single dwelling.
As published by the council, reference 260497
Application record
- Reference
- 260497
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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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