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Grove Lodge, Highfield Drive, Colchester CO3 3QB

Refused Colchester 222549 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: New dwelling Domestic

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

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

Proposal

Proposed new dwelling to replace derelict piggery. Conversion of existing summerhouse to provide ancillary 4-bay cart lodge.

As published by the council, reference 222549

Application record

Reference
222549
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refuse
Received
10 Oct 2022
Validated
10 Oct 2022
Decided
3 Mar 2023
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3QB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 241695 Granted

    Grove Lodge, Highfield Drive, Colchester CO3 3QB

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (archaeology) of application 231584

    Decided 10 Sep 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2022

    Received by Colchester

  2. 3 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Colchester 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Grove Lodge, Highfield Drive, Colchester CO3 3QB

    241695 Submitted 15 Aug 2024 0m away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (archaeology) of application 231584

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

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    250172 Submitted 29 Jan 2025 104m away

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  • 41 Lexden Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3PY

    250804 Submitted 14 Apr 2025 118m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun

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