52 Parkwood Avenue, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9AW

1. 22 Oct 2024

   Received by Colchester

2. 11 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 21 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 6 Rosabelle Avenue, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9NX

  252734 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 69m away

  Conversion from 5 bedroom HMO to 2 flats. One located at ground floor and one located at first floor.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling
  Several homes

• 58 The Avenue, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9AL

  222993 Submitted 30 Nov 2022 155m away

  Single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 56 The Avenue, Wivenhoe Colchester CO7 9AL

  222806 Submitted 4 Nov 2022 155m away

  Single storey rear extension and internal remodelling.

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 The Avenue, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9AH

  223148 Submitted 22 Dec 2022 174m away

  Retrospective planning permission for a drop kerb

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• 19 Woodland Way, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9AT

  230052 Submitted 10 Jan 2023 206m away

  Single storey rear / side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 Woodland Way, Wivenhoe Essex CO7 9AT

  242068 Submitted 11 Oct 2024 206m away

  Proposed Extensions, Modifications & New Outbuilding

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs

• 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