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17 East Mersea Road, West Mersea Colchester CO5 8SL

Granted Colchester 242241 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed new outbuilding for use as a gym and indoor pool.

As published by the council, reference 242241

Application record

Reference
242241
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
4 Nov 2024
Validated
4 Nov 2024
Decided
19 Dec 2024
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Parish
West Mersea
Postcode
CO5 8SL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 19 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 19 December 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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