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Former, Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Colchester

261571Permitted

Proposal

The restoration and relocation of graveyard monuments within the former churchyard of Holy Trinity Church.

Received
26 August 2026
Decided
19 August 2026 · Approve
Ward
Castle
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received26 Aug
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.18 Sep
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided19 Aug

This is a planning application at Former, Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Colchester. Colchester has handled 4,711 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 26 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Colchester Area 1 conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 150 applications in total for the CO1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
261571
Address
Former, Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1SP
Local Authority
Colchester
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Valid
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
26 August 2026
Target Decision Date
21 October 2026
Date Decided
19 August 2026
Date Validated
26 August 2026
Date Submitted
26 August 2026
Consultation End
18 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve
Case Officer
Chris Harden

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.889690, 0.899465
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Colchester

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    26 Aug

    The restoration and relocation of graveyard monuments within the former churchyard of Holy Trinity Church.

    This applicationApprovedApplication261571
  2. 2026
    26 Aug

    The restoration and relocation of graveyard monuments within the former churchyard of Holy Trinity Church.

    PendingListed building consentFiled alongside261572

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Colchester Area 1
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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