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1 Churnwood Road, Colchester CO4 3HQ

Refused Colchester 230205 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Works: Loft or dormer Demolition Small domestic

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

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed Part One: Erection of loft conversion, comprising dormer to rear and 2No ofskylights to front. Part Two: Erection of garage/outbuilding to the rear garden. (existing timber shed to be demolish

As published by the council, reference 230205

Application record

Reference
230205
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
31 Jan 2023
Validated
20 Feb 2023
Decided
17 Apr 2023
Ward
St Anne's & St John's
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO4 3HQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 230207 Granted

    1 Churnwood Road, Colchester CO4 3HQ

    Part one: Demolition of existing side/rear extension Part Two: Erection of one storey side/rear extension wraparound Part Three: Erection of front porch

    Decided 17 Apr 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jan 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 20 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 1 Churnwood Road, Colchester CO4 3HQ

    230207 Submitted 31 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Part one: Demolition of existing side/rear extension Part Two: Erection of one storey side/rear extension wraparound Part Three: Erection of front porch

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • 49 Churnwood Road, Colchester Essex CO4 3EX

    241831 Submitted 9 Sep 2024 300 yards away

    Construction of new 3 bedroom detached dwelling in the land adjacent to 49 Churnwood Road Colchester

    Refused Full applications New dwelling 13 docs
    Domestic

  • 114 Hazelton Road, Colchester CO4 3EB

    241518 Submitted 22 Jul 2024 300 yards away

    Conversion of garage into living accommodation with an associated small extension between the garage and the bungalow

    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs

  • 54 Laburnum Grove, Colchester Essex CO4 3ND

    242002 Submitted 2 Oct 2024 350 yards away

    Rear Extension and Interior modifications.

    Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs

  • 49 Barnardiston Road, Colchester CO4 0DR

    261732 Submitted 22 Sep 2026 350 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~17 Nov

    Demolition of the existing ground-floor rear lean-to extension and theerection of a two-storey rear extension, a single-storey side extension, and a front porch extension.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition
    Small domestic

  • 23 Templewood Road, Colchester CO4 3EZ

    261083 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 350 yards away

    Conversion of existing attached garage to ancillary annexe and erection of single-storey rear extension to existing garage to providestorage and shower room to main house.

    Granted Full applications Extension
    Small domestic

In Colchester

  • 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