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28 Eld Lane, Colchester CO1 1LS

Refused Colchester 242224 Change of Use A1/A2 retail to C3 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 from Class E to C3. Partial change of use of the ground floor to 1 no studio apartment

As published by the council, reference 242224

Application record

Reference
242224
Type
Change of Use A1/A2 retail to C3 Dwelling
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required (Refused)
Received
25 Oct 2024
Validated
25 Oct 2024
Decided
20 Dec 2024
Ward
Castle
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 1LS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

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

  • 241450 Granted

    28 Eld Lane, Colchester CO1 1LS

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)- Sc

    Decided 5 Sep 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Oct 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 20 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Refused)

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 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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