Maldon Road Chapel, Maldon Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3AQ

1. 17 Mar 2023

   Received by Colchester

2. 12 May 2023

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 13 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 12 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.

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.

• 33 Maldon Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3AQ

  230464 Submitted 25 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Maldon Road Chapel, Maldon Road, Colchester CO3 3AQ

  261456 Submitted 7 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

  Demolition of the front section of the building owing to safety concerns over structural defects, and the building back of a new frontsection of the building with enhancements to address existing accessibility issues.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition

• 26 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF

  252391 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan

  Tree T3. Lime tree. Reduce crown by approximately 30% back to existing/natural pruning points.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 40 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF

  252103 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov

  T 1-2, Lime Trees rear boundary re-pollard to previous cutting point approx. 4-5m off. Regular maintenance work carried out every few years, garden and neighbouring gardens are small and the Trees cause shading issues as they get too big for their locati

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 26 Wellesley Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3HF

  242281 Submitted 8 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jan

  Tree numbered T4 on the attached plan. Tree species: chestnut. Reduce tree to the previous pruning points. The reduction proposed t the previous pruning points amounts to a reduction of approximately 30%.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 46 Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HF

  251745 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  x 1 Olive (o1) to be felled.

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 261454 Granted

  6 Pond Chase, Colchester CO3 4RD

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion and loft conversion

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261763 Awaiting decision

  Community Centre, 1a Caxton Close, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0HA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed improvement and accessibility with safe access for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility to the existing buidling,

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 261294 Granted

  Flats 1 - 17, 1 Bank Passage, Colchester CO1 1HZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the building as 17 self-contained flats.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261741 Awaiting decision

  16 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed installation of two electrically operated perforated steel internal security roller shutters (SH01 and SH02) within the existing Class E commercial premises.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 261408 Refused

  6 Crouch Street East, Colchester CO3 3ES

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Changeof use to the upper floors above the shop premises. Ground floor use to be retained as Class E(a) retail. Upper floors to be converted to a single dwelling use Class C3.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development