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39 Claudius Road, Colchester CO2 7RR

Refused Colchester 230482 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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

Proposal

Change of use from retail and warehousing to 8 2 bedroom affordable housing. Conversion of existing buildings and demolition of rear corrugated warehousing and new build wing to rear.

As published by the council, reference 230482

Application record

Reference
230482
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refuse
Received
27 Feb 2023
Validated
27 Feb 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO2 7RR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

41 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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