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17 Rainsborowe Road, Colchester Essex CO2 7JT

Granted Colchester 241777 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 loft conversion, including a hip to gable alteration, rear facing dormer & front facing roof lights

As published by the council, reference 241777

Application record

Reference
241777
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
30 Aug 2024
Validated
30 Aug 2024
Decided
25 Sep 2024
Ward
Shrub End
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO2 7JT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 25 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

8 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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