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43 Roman Road, Colchester Essex CO1 1UR

Granted Colchester 230219 Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for existing pergola,which is timber framed and includes internal sandstone paving with an enclosed lightweight polycarbonate roof.

As published by the council, reference 230219

Application record

Reference
230219
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
1 Feb 2023
Validated
1 Feb 2023
Decided
1 Mar 2023
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1UR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Feb 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 1 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 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 a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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