Planning application
2b Barrack Street, Colchester CO1 2LJ
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
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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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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