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East Gate Inn, East Gate Inn, 6 Harwich Road, Colchester Essex CO4 3BN

Refused Colchester 240740 Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use as a guesthouse (Use Class C1) on the upper floor. The ground floor pub has been non-operational for six years, but serves as an entrance/lobby area for the guesthouse clients.

As published by the council, reference 240740

Application record

Reference
240740
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
Status
Appeal Determined
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
9 Apr 2024
Validated
9 Apr 2024
Decided
17 Sep 2024
Ward
Greenstead
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO4 3BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Apr 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 17 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What happens at appeal

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Colchester to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. 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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