8 Whitefriars Way, Colchester Essex CO3 4EL

1. 16 Jan 2023

   Received by Colchester

2. 14 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 14 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.

• 17 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester CO3 4EJ

  230360 Submitted 9 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Single storey side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 12 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester Essex CO3 4EJ

  230409 Submitted 21 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Hip to gable roof extension. Loft conversion and new dormer to rear.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 4 docs

• 102 Prettygate Road, Colchester CO3 4EE

  261524 Submitted 18 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  Erection of two-storey side extension, internal alterations, alterations to roof including the formation of a new rear dormer and new front dormers, together with associated demolition works comprising the removal of the existing prefabricated garage

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1

• 102 Prettygate Road, Colchester CO3 4EE

  260779 Submitted 28 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Proposed two-storey side extension, internal alterations with a new rear dormer and new front single dormers.

  Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer

• 98 Prettygate Road, Colchester Essex CO3 4EE

  222914 Submitted 22 Nov 2022 150 yards away

  retrospective application for garden room

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• 100 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester CO3 4EW

  260931 Submitted 20 May 2026 150 yards away

  Application for variation of condition 2 following grant of planning permission 260481

  Granted Conditions

• 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