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19a Empress Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8EX

Granted Colchester 230815 Full (8 Week Determination)

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

Proposal

Conversion - Change of use from single detached garage to Hobby Room with WC Facilities

As published by the council, reference 230815

Application record

Reference
230815
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Conditional
Received
4 Apr 2023
Validated
5 Apr 2023
Decided
11 May 2023
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8EX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 222984 Withdrawn

    19a Empress Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8EX

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development.

    Decided 4 Apr 2023 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Apr 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 5 Apr 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 May 2023

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  4. 13 Sep 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 11 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.

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  • 19a Empress Avenue, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8EX

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    Received 9 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Full applications