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10 East Street, Colchester Essex CO1 2TX

Refused Colchester 222868 Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing

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

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use conversion of 2 x flats to one dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 222868

Application record

Reference
222868
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
16 Nov 2022
Validated
7 Dec 2022
Decided
24 Feb 2023
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 2TX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Nov 2022

    Received by Colchester

  2. 7 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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