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160 Straight Road, Colchester Essex CO3 9DU

Granted Colchester 230300 Full (8 Week Determination)

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

Proposal

PROPOSED GARAGE CONVERSION AND CAR-PORT

As published by the council, reference 230300

Application record

Reference
230300
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Conditional
Received
10 Feb 2023
Validated
10 Feb 2023
Decided
28 Mar 2023
Ward
Prettygate
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 9DU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 28 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 28 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.

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