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Walnut Tree Cottage Lower Street Higham Colchester Suffolk CO7 6JZ

Granted Babergh DC/17/04275 Householder Planning Application

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Householder application - Erection of a single storey side extension and internal alterations

As published by the council, reference DC/17/04275

Application record

Reference
DC/17/04275
Type
Householder Planning Application
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
18 Aug 2017
Validated
19 Aug 2017
Decided
12 Oct 2017
Ward
Lower Brett
Parish
Higham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO7 6JZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Babergh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/17/04276 Granted

    Walnut Tree Cottage Lower Street Higham Colchester Suffolk CO7 6JZ

    Listed Building Consent - Erection of a single storey side extension & internal alterations

    Decided 12 Oct 2017 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2017

    Received by Babergh

  2. 19 Aug 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Oct 2017

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Optimum Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Colchester

Active · incorporated 2007 · Colchester

102 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 84% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Babergh granted permission on 12 October 2017, 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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