Planning application
17 East Hill, Colchester CO1 2QX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective planning permission for historic change of use from 1993to single dwelling to a studio apartment at ground floor and 1 bedroomapartment at first floor.
As published by the council, reference 261068
Application record
- Reference
- 261068
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2QX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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261069 Granted
17 East Hill, Colchester CO1 2QX
Listed building consent application for historic change of use from 1993 to single dwelling to a studio apartment at ground floor and 1 bedroom apartment at first floor.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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15 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Colchester granted permission on 13 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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