Planning application
Ellison And Co, Headgate Court, Colchester CO1 1NP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use to Create 2 No. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) (1x4 bedroom HMO and 1x 6 bedroom HMO)
As published by the council, reference 261052
Application record
- Reference
- 261052
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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22 Jun 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 17 August 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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