14 Parsons Hill, Colchester CO3 4DT

1. 16 Oct 2025

   Received by Colchester

2. 12 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 12 May 2026, 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.

• The Cottage, 4 Church Lane, Colchester CO3 4AB

  211614 Submitted 5 Jun 2021 110m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

  Beech - reduce by 30% overall, reduce to previous cutting points to control size. Laurel - reduce to 1.8m above ground level, reduce to previous cutting points to control size. 2 x Hawthorn - reduce to height of fence (2m above ground level). Holly - fel

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs
  Small domestic

• The Cottage, 4 Church Lane, Colchester CO3 4AB

  241813 Submitted 4 Sep 2024 110m away

  Convertion of the garage, which is currently used as storage, to a flexible office/guest bedroom, and extend to the rear, to create a larger utility area, a downstairs WC, and a new dining/living space.

  Refused Full applications 8 docs

• Gayton, 9 Church Lane, Colchester CO3 4AD

  240767 Submitted 12 Apr 2024 151m away

  Alterations to original approval No 111047 and No 130826 for a proposed first floor extension and garage.

  Granted Full applications Extension 24 docs

• 106 Prettygate Road, Colchester Essex CO3 4DZ

  230453 Submitted 24 Feb 2023 170m away

  Proposed Loft Conversion

  Refused Full applications Loft or dormer 11 docs

• 100 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester CO3 4EW

  260931 Submitted 20 May 2026 227m away

  Application for variation of condition 2 following grant of planning permission 260481

  Granted Conditions

• 88 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester CO3 4EW

  260380 Submitted 10 Mar 2026 227m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~6 May

  T1 - Oak - reduce branches that overhang rear garden of 88 Magazine Farm Way by approx 1-2 metres back to natural pruning points.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 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