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5 Military Road, Colchester CO1 2AA

Awaiting decision Colchester 261256 Change of Use Office to Dwelling

Works: New dwelling

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed change of use from office/reception to 2no. 1 person flats (ground floor).

As published by the council, reference 261256

Application record

Reference
261256
Type
Change of Use Office to Dwelling
Status
Application Valid
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 2AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 September 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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