Holy Trinity C Of E Primary, Holy Trinity Church Of England Primary School, Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath Essex CO3 9UE

1. 6 Feb 2023

   Received by Colchester

2. 3 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• Holy Trinity C of E Primary, Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath Colchester CO3 9UE

  212204 Submitted 29 Jul 2021 0m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

  CC/COL/70/21: The retention of an existing classbase for a temporary period without compliance with Condition 2 (time limit) attached to planning permission CC/COL/28/16

  Awaiting decision Outline 1 doc

• Holy Trinity Church Of England Primary School, Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath Essex CO3 9UE

  232597 Submitted 13 Nov 2023 0m away

  Extension of an existing dropped kerb and the marking out of 1 disabled parking bay on an existing hardstanding used for car parking.

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs

• Belvoir, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Essex CO6 3PU

  223008 Submitted 6 Dec 2022 133m away

  Single storey rear extension to form Annex

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 11 Flock Drive, Fordham Heath, Colchester Essex CO3 9GB

  241722 Submitted 20 Aug 2024 175m away

  Retention of existing covered seating area and garden shed

  Granted Full applications 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 33 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath Colchester CO3 9TT

  222473 Submitted 28 Sep 2022 194m away

  Proposed two storey rear extension and outbuilding to rear garden.

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs

• Land adj to, 1 Wood Lane, Fordham Heath Essex CO3 9TP

  230217 Submitted 1 Feb 2023 231m away

  Application for variation of a conditions 2, 4, 8 & 11 following grantof planning permission (201701)

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• 261263 Granted

  The Firs, Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5QX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to existing games room previously converted from a garage. The extension accommodates a bedroom and bathroom. The use is ancillary to the residential use of 'The Firs'

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261247 Granted

  11 - 21 Travers Road, Colchester CO2 9FH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261142 Granted

  Milneburg, Warren Lane, Stanway Colchester CO3 0LJ

  Extension to the rear (4m) and side extension within Permitted Development Rights

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 261581 Awaiting decision

  2 Redmill, Colchester CO3 4RT

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed singlestorey rear extension and single storey side extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261246 Granted

  6-16 Fowler Road, Colchester CO2 9FF

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development