Rookery Cottage, 49 High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET
Approved on 18 September 2026
Council decision: Approve Conditional6 conditions
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Proposal
Internal alterations, new proposed staircase and 2no. new door openings. Restoration of external balcony.
- Received
- 29 July 2026
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Old Heath & The Hythe
- ReceivedReceived29 Jul
- ValidatedValidated29 Jul
- Consult.Consultation24 Aug
- TargetTarget Date23 Sep
- DecidedDecided18 Sep
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Rookery Cottage, 49 High Street, Rowhedge Colchester CO5 7ET. Colchester has handled 197 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Old Heath & The Hythe. We hold 1,567 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.
90% of heritage applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CO5 7ET
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- East Donyland
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 24 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 24 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 September 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- James Harradine
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal result
- l
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100090457146
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 Oct
Listed building consent application to instal an high efficiency combination gas boiler, gas supply from new…
PendingListed building consent261877 - 202619 Oct
Listed building consent application for installation of a new gas mainand semi concealed in ground meter box…
PendingListed building consent261831 - 202319 Jul
Replacement of the roof on the lower eastern side of the property
ApprovedListed building consent231809
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