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2/3 Eld Lane, Colchester CO1 1LS

252740Full (8 Week Determination)Refused
Full

Refused on 12 February 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed punch hole roller shutters to shop front

Received
22 December 2025
Ward
Castle
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.23 Jan
  4. Target16 Feb
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 2/3 Eld Lane, Colchester CO1 1LS. Colchester has handled 3,122 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. The site is in the Colchester Area 1 conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Castle. We hold 164 applications in total for the CO1 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed installation of white metal roller shutters would be unsympathetic and harmful to the character of the associated locally listed building and surrounding conservation area, as well as detract from the setting of the nearby listed buildings due to the prominent siting and unsympathetic appearance of the proposed addition. The shutters would contribute to visual clutter (whether open or closed), as well as introduce an unnecessarily harsh and defensive visual element that generates a perception of danger and hostility. The harm resulting from the introduction of external shutters is considerable in relation to the limited and private nature of the benefit, and therefore cannot be justified. Section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act (1990) places a statutory duty that special attention be given to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of a conservation area. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Local Plan Policies SP7 and DM15, which seek to ensure high standards of design that respond positively to local character and context, as well as Policy DM16 which seeks to protect and enhance Colchester’s historic environment. The proposed development would also conflict with Paragraph 135(c) of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) which requires that planning decisions ensure that developments are sympathetic to local character and history, including the surrounding built environment and landscape setting. IMPORTANT – ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE NOTES ATTACHED DC1001MWD PLEASE NOTE: a site notice was erected in a publicly visible location at the site. Colchester Borough Council would appreciate your co-operation in taking the site notice down and disposing of it.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CO1 1LS
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2025
Consultation expiry
23 January 2026
Consultation end
23 January 2026
Target decision date
16 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Additional information

UPRN
303001592

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    22 Dec

    Proposed two fascia signs

    RefusedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside252739
  2. 2025
    22 Dec

    Proposed punch hole roller shutters to shop front

    This applicationRefusedFull252740

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    25 Aug

    1no. fascia sign.

    ApprovedApplication261560

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