23 Les Bois, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0EX

1. 26 Sep 2022

   Received by Colchester

2. 24 Nov 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Jan 2023

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Lazenby Lodge, 6 Oaks End, Layer De La Haye Essex CO2 0BS

  241499 Submitted 20 Jul 2024 102m away

  Hip to gable extensions to the existing roof, and 4m single storey rear extension.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 16 Woodfield End, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0LL

  230584 Submitted 8 Mar 2023 110m away

  To provide a single storey outbuilding with a large study/bedroom, living/kitchenette and shower room. **** REVISED PLAN RECEIVED****

  Granted Full applications 18 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Woodfield End, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0LL

  241468 Submitted 16 Jul 2024 110m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single-storey extension to the rear

  Granted Lawful development Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 61 High Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0DT

  222855 Submitted 10 Nov 2022 164m away

  Removal of garage and replace with single storey side and rear extensions. Alterations to form new front entrance and porch with an enlarged gable frontage.

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Martin End, Layer De La Haye Essex CO2 0JD

  241995 Submitted 1 Oct 2024 212m away

  Single storey side extension to increase the width of the existing lounge and relocate the kitchen to the rear of the property. Demolish existing conservatory and modify the existing window and door structural openings to the newly relocated kitchen, d

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 42 Old Forge Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JT

  260529 Submitted 23 Mar 2026 285m away

  Two storey side extension & front porch

  Granted Full applications Extension
  Small domestic

• 261263 Granted

  The Firs, Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5QX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to existing games room previously converted from a garage. The extension accommodates a bedroom and bathroom. The use is ancillary to the residential use of 'The Firs'

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261247 Granted

  11 - 21 Travers Road, Colchester CO2 9FH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261142 Granted

  Milneburg, Warren Lane, Stanway Colchester CO3 0LJ

  Extension to the rear (4m) and side extension within Permitted Development Rights

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 261581 Awaiting decision

  2 Redmill, Colchester CO3 4RT

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed singlestorey rear extension and single storey side extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261246 Granted

  6-16 Fowler Road, Colchester CO2 9FF

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development