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Barn adj to, The Paddocks, Layer Road, Kingsford Colchester CO2 0HS

Granted Colchester 230593 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 Use of outbuilding for independent residential unit.

As published by the council, reference 230593

Application record

Reference
230593
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
2 Mar 2023
Validated
2 Mar 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
Shrub End
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO2 0HS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 24 April 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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