Planning application
6 Bourne Court, Colchester CO2 7RJ
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 Use orDevelopment for Garage conversion to a habitable space and change of use from C3 to C4 (6 people)
As published by the council, reference 260463
Application record
- Reference
- 260463
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Berechurch
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO2 7RJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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1 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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