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Spencers Farm Straight Road Polstead Heath Colchester CO6 5BD

Refused Babergh DC/17/05483 Householder Planning Application

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Householder Planning Application - Erection of outbuilding for use as gym and craft room (following demolition of existing outbuilding)

As published by the council, reference DC/17/05483

Application record

Reference
DC/17/05483
Type
Householder Planning Application
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
31 Oct 2017
Validated
3 Nov 2017
Decided
22 Dec 2017
Ward
Lower Brett
Parish
Polstead
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO6 5BD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2017

    Received by Babergh

  2. 3 Nov 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 24 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

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Babergh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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