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17 Whitehall Close, Colchester Essex CO2 8AJ

Granted Colchester 223161 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion with a flat roof dormer with a window to the rear elevation, three rooflight windows to the front elevation, and one skylight to the flat roof.

As published by the council, reference 223161

Application record

Reference
223161
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
26 Dec 2022
Validated
29 Dec 2022
Decided
10 Feb 2023
Ward
Old Heath & The Hythe
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO2 8AJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Dec 2022

    Received by Colchester

  2. 29 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 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 a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

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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