16 High Street North, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8JU

1. 6 Jan 2023

   Received by Colchester

2. 12 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

4. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 9 March 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.

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.

• 25 High Street North, West Mersea Essex CO5 8JU

  241517 Submitted 24 Jul 2024 50 yards away

  Loft conversion including from hip to gable end, 2no. Dormers to front and 1no. Dormer to rear, single Storey side / rear extension andporch to new entrance

  Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 25 High Street North, West Mersea Essex CO5 8JU

  241952 Submitted 24 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Loft conversion including from hip to gable end, 3no. velux to front and 1no. dormer to rear, single storey side / rear extension and porchto new entrance

  Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Land adjacent, 1 Firs Road, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8JS

  242604 Submitted 19 Dec 2024 150 yards away

  Proposed detached dwelling on land adjacent to no. 1 Firs Road, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8JS.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling
  Domestic

• 25 Woodfield Drive, West Mersea Essex CO5 8PX

  223137 Submitted 21 Dec 2022 200 yards away

  first floor extension to front of existing house

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs

• 44 Mersea Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8JL

  261594 Submitted 28 Aug 2026 200 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct

  Demolition of existing bungalow and annex to be replaced with proposedbungalow and annex

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition

• Wendover, 8 Mersea Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8JL

  242391 Submitted 22 Nov 2024 200 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension with general external facade changes and internal reconfiguration. Proposed enlarged front porch.

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 261454 Granted

  6 Pond Chase, Colchester CO3 4RD

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion and loft conversion

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261763 Awaiting decision

  Community Centre, 1a Caxton Close, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0HA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed improvement and accessibility with safe access for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility to the existing buidling,

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 261294 Granted

  Flats 1 - 17, 1 Bank Passage, Colchester CO1 1HZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the building as 17 self-contained flats.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261741 Awaiting decision

  16 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed installation of two electrically operated perforated steel internal security roller shutters (SH01 and SH02) within the existing Class E commercial premises.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 261408 Refused

  6 Crouch Street East, Colchester CO3 3ES

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Changeof use to the upper floors above the shop premises. Ground floor use to be retained as Class E(a) retail. Upper floors to be converted to a single dwelling use Class C3.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development