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East Anglia's Children Hospices, 13 Short Wyre Street, Colchester CO1 1LN

Refused Colchester 241672 Change of Use A1/A2 retail to C3 Dwelling

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from Class E to C3. 3no one bed studio apartments.

As published by the council, reference 241672

Application record

Reference
241672
Type
Change of Use A1/A2 retail to C3 Dwelling
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Prior Approval Required (Refused)
Received
7 Aug 2024
Validated
7 Aug 2024
Decided
2 Oct 2024
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1LN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 2 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Refused)

  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 this refusal means

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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