Whitesands, Keelars Lane, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9LA

1. 25 Jan 2023

   Received by Colchester

2. 3 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 31 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

4. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 31 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.

• Millfields County Primary School, Bowes Road, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9RD

  251175 Submitted 29 May 2025 0.3 miles away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jul

  Essex County Council consultation CC/COL/41/25 for the retention of a classbase for a temporary period without compliance with Condition 2 (time limit) attached to planning permission CC/COL/41/20

  Awaiting decision Other 2 docs

• 7 Littlefield, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9LU

  222899 Submitted 19 Nov 2022 0.3 miles away

  Proposed rear single storey extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 4 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