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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
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

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.

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