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6 Sheerwater Mews, Colchester Essex CO4 3FL

Granted Colchester 230577 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

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

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed conversion of the existing integral garage to form an accessible bedroom and bathroom.

As published by the council, reference 230577

Application record

Reference
230577
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
8 Mar 2023
Validated
22 Mar 2023
Decided
9 May 2023
Ward
Greenstead
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO4 3FL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Mar 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 22 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 May 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  4. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 9 May 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.

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.

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