Mortimer House, Brook Street, Dedham Essex CO7 6AD

1. 15 Nov 2024

   Received by Colchester

2. 9 Jan 2025

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 9 January 2025, 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.

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.

• 3 Brook Cottages, Brook Street, Dedham CO7 6AD

  211628 Submitted 7 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug

  Plum - reduce by up to 1.5m

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 2 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD

  252392 Submitted 6 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan

  T1 - Ash leaf maple - Reduce crown by 1.5 metres. T2 - Willow - Reduce crown back to boundary line.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Lindsay House, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD

  260996 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jul

  G1 - Taxus baccata -Prune back over-hanging vegetation by up to 0.50 meters/as close to the boundary line as possible. Prune back lateral branches overhanging the vegetable patch below, by approximately 1.5/2.0 meters, back to suitable growth points.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 5 Frog Meadow, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD

  230261 Submitted 7 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Internal and External Alterations - see design and access statement description

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• Mortimer House, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD

  260632 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jun

  Tree 1 Small declining Lawsons cypruss (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) toberemoved to ground level. Tree 2 Lawsons cypruss (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) reduction in height by 10ft to the same height as the hedge 8ft. Tree 3 Lawsons cypruss (Chamaecyparis lawso

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Dedham Hall, Dedham Hall, Brook Street, Dedham Colchester CO7 6AD

  252067 Submitted 26 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~26 Nov

  T1 Walnut, dead, fell T2 Ash dead, fell T3 Willow, rotten at the base, hollow trunk. Pollard down to 8ft T4 Oak tree, raise crown over driveway to 5m to clear vehicle access

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 261454 Granted

  6 Pond Chase, Colchester CO3 4RD

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion and loft conversion

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261763 Awaiting decision

  Community Centre, 1a Caxton Close, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0HA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed improvement and accessibility with safe access for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility to the existing buidling,

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 261294 Granted

  Flats 1 - 17, 1 Bank Passage, Colchester CO1 1HZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the building as 17 self-contained flats.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261741 Awaiting decision

  16 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed installation of two electrically operated perforated steel internal security roller shutters (SH01 and SH02) within the existing Class E commercial premises.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 261408 Refused

  6 Crouch Street East, Colchester CO3 3ES

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Changeof use to the upper floors above the shop premises. Ground floor use to be retained as Class E(a) retail. Upper floors to be converted to a single dwelling use Class C3.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development