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19a Empress Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8EX

Withdrawn Colchester 222984 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development.

As published by the council, reference 222984

Application record

Reference
222984
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision
Decision
Withdrawn
Received
2 Dec 2022
Validated
2 Dec 2022
Decided
4 Apr 2023
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8EX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2022

    Received by Colchester

  2. 4 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Withdrawn

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

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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