Planning application
Second floor, 1 St. Runwalds Street, Colchester CO1 1HF
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval notification under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015,as amended, for the change of use of the second floor roof space from Class E to two self contained residential flats
As published by the council, reference 261472
Application record
- Reference
- 261472
- Type
- Class M retail or betting office or pay day loan shop to dwellinghouse
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required (Approved)
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Colchester
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Approved)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Colchester granted permission on 1 October 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.
About this record
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