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5 Gentian Court, Colchester CO4 5UF

Granted Colchester 241709 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed conversion of existing loft space. Installation of a new rear box dormer finished in a vertical tile. Dormer to sit under existing ridgeline and sit back min 200mm from roof line 3. No New V

As published by the council, reference 241709

Application record

Reference
241709
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
19 Aug 2024
Validated
19 Aug 2024
Decided
14 Oct 2024
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO4 5UF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 14 Oct 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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 14 October 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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