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The Old Bakery, Layer Road, Abberton Essex CO5 7NH

Granted Colchester 231302 Listed Building

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Proposal

Listed building application for alterations and refurbishment works. Rebuilding rear single storey extension and garage, link extension roof between garage and house, raise eaves height to rear two storey extension (retention of). All as shown on drawings

As published by the council, reference 231302

Application record

Reference
231302
Type
Listed Building
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Conditional
Received
26 May 2023
Validated
5 Jun 2023
Decided
22 May 2025
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
Abberton & Langenhoe
Postcode
CO5 7NH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 260299 Awaiting decision

    The Old Bakery, Layer Road, Abberton Essex CO5 7NH

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 of 231302

    Submitted 18 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 231301 Granted

    The Old Bakery, Layer Road, Abberton Essex CO5 7NH

    Retrospective application for alterations and refurbishment works. Rebuilding rear single storey extension and garage, link extension roof between garage and house, raise eaves height to rear two storey extension (retention of). All as shown on drawings

    Decided 22 May 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 May 2023

    Received by Colchester

  2. 5 Jun 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2025

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  4. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 22 May 2025, 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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