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Drumlin Lodge, St Clare Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3SZ

Granted Colchester 241459 Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing

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

Proposal

Establishment of existing 'Planning Unit' of C3 use for more than 4 years.

As published by the council, reference 241459

Application record

Reference
241459
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
16 Jul 2024
Validated
16 Jul 2024
Decided
11 Sep 2024
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO3 3SZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 242340 Granted

    Drumlin Lodge, St Clare Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3SZ

    Garage conversion and single storey rear extension.

    Decided 10 Jan 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 11 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 11 September 2024, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 18 St Clare Road, Colchester CO3 3SZ

    261210 Submitted 29 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing house and replacement with four bedroom family dwelling with integral garage and frontage parking

    Refused Full applications Demolition
    Domestic
  • 11 St Clare Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3SZ

    242181 Submitted 27 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Alter and extend existing dwellinghouse.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs
    Domestic
  • 28 St Clare Road, Colchester CO3 3SZ

    252101 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~28 Nov

    T1 - Cherry - Fell - Large limb has fallen from tree exposing large pocket of rot and multiple areas of tree with fungus visible

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs
  • Drumlin Lodge, St Clare Road, Colchester Essex CO3 3SZ

    242340 Submitted 15 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Garage conversion and single storey rear extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • 7 St Clare Road, Colchester CO3 3SZ

    260542 Submitted 25 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Installation of an electric sliding gate across the driveway and a pedestrian gate that

    Granted Full applications
  • 2 St Clare Drive, Colchester CO3 3TA

    230723 Submitted 15 Mar 2023 200 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~18 May

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 of approved application 211298

    Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs

In Colchester

  • 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