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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
Granted As published: 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

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 10 February 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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