Planning application
2 Mill Street, Colchester CO1 2AH
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for existing rear garden extension.
As published by the council, reference 260443
Application record
- Reference
- 260443
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- New Town & Christ Church
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 2AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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