5-6 Barkers Terrace, East Lane, Dedham Colchester CO7 6BE

1. 31 Aug 2024

   Received by Colchester

2. 2 Sep 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 2 Castle Cottages, East Lane, Dedham Colchester CO7 6BA

  172090 Submitted 25 Jul 2017 239m away

  Single storey rear and two storey side extensions forming kitchen, dining room, study and bedroom over. (Resubmission of planning approval 163183).

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Crownfields, Crown Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AT

  242145 Submitted 21 Oct 2024 411m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed rear extension

  Withdrawn Lawful development Extension 5 docs

• 6 Kiln Cottages, Dragonfly House, Crown Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AU

  241585 Submitted 1 Aug 2024 436m away

  Double storey front extension to dwelling

  Refused Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Kiln Cottages, Crown Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AU

  261547 Submitted 20 Aug 2026 436m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  Application to discharge condition 5 (details of flat roof), 6 (soft landscaping) and 7 (landscaping details) of planning permission 201088

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• Kiln Cottages, 6 & 7 Crown Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AU

  221511 Submitted 14 Jun 2022 436m away

  New cart lodge/garage spanning across the boundary line between 6 & 7 Kiln Cottages. Access from either side with a garage space and storefor each dwelling. Resubmission of 220485

  Refused Full applications 12 docs
  Domestic

• 4 Parsons Field, Dedham Essex CO7 6BZ

  241212 Submitted 12 Jun 2024 448m away

  UPVC porch to allow for stairlift to be installed

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 261263 Granted

  The Firs, Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5QX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to existing games room previously converted from a garage. The extension accommodates a bedroom and bathroom. The use is ancillary to the residential use of 'The Firs'

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261247 Granted

  11 - 21 Travers Road, Colchester CO2 9FH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261142 Granted

  Milneburg, Warren Lane, Stanway Colchester CO3 0LJ

  Extension to the rear (4m) and side extension within Permitted Development Rights

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 261581 Awaiting decision

  2 Redmill, Colchester CO3 4RT

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed singlestorey rear extension and single storey side extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261246 Granted

  6-16 Fowler Road, Colchester CO2 9FF

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development