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24 New Town Road, Colchester CO1 2EF

Refused Colchester 242260 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 internal alterations and new dormer to existing loft conversion.

As published by the council, reference 242260

Application record

Reference
242260
Type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
30 Oct 2024
Validated
7 Nov 2024
Decided
2 Jan 2025
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO1 2EF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2024

    Received by Colchester

  2. 7 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 13 Sep 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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