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2b Barrack Street, Colchester CO1 2LJ

Refused Colchester 260512 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: New dwelling Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Conversion of one dwelling into 2 1 flats (Retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 260512

Application record

Reference
260512
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refuse
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Decided
15 May 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 2LJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 15 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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What this refusal means

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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