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184 Magdalen Street, Colchester Essex CO1 2JX

Refused Colchester 241875 Full (8 Week Determination)

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Proposed loft conversion to an existing residential unit.

As published by the council, reference 241875

Application record

Reference
241875
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
15 Sep 2024
Validated
18 Sep 2024
Decided
13 Nov 2024
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 2JX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 241524 Granted

    184 Magdalen Street, Colchester Essex CO1 2JX

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use or development - Change of use from C3 to C4 HMO (up to 6 people)

    Decided 18 Sep 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 18 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 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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