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294 Cowdray Avenue, Colchester CO1 1XZ

Withdrawn Colchester 230192 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the construction of single storey extension to rear of property

As published by the council, reference 230192

Application record

Reference
230192
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Withdrawn
Received
30 Jan 2023
Validated
21 Feb 2023
Decided
17 Apr 2023
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1XZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 21 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Withdrawn

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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 withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

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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