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12b Culver Street West, Colchester CO1 1JG

Refused Colchester 242057 Change of Use Office to 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 fromCommercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3. Conversion of the first and second floors into residential with 3 x 1 bedroom & 1 x 2

As published by the council, reference 242057

Application record

Reference
242057
Type
Change of Use Office to Dwelling
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required (Refused)
Received
4 Oct 2024
Validated
4 Oct 2024
Decided
29 Nov 2024
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1JG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 29 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Refused)

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 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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