Planning application
Coveneys, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use -Land has been separated, used and maintained as garden area associatedwith the dwelling of Coveneys for more than 10 years
As published by the council, reference 260544
Application record
- Reference
- 260544
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Great Horkesley
- Postcode
- CO6 4AL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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261359 Awaiting decision
Coveneys, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AL
Listed building consent application for the erection of a two storey extension and re-ordering to Coveneys Eastern elevation as well as minor internal and fenestration works across the listed building
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261358 Awaiting decision
Coveneys, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AL
Proposal for the erection of a two storey extension and re-ordering toCoveneys Eastern elevation as well as minor internal and fenestration works across the listed building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 28 July 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.
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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Coveneys, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AL
90% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep
Listed building consent application for the erection of a two storey extension and re-ordering to Coveneys Eastern elevation as well as minor internal and fenestration works across the listed building
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Coveneys, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AL
82% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep
Proposal for the erection of a two storey extension and re-ordering toCoveneys Eastern elevation as well as minor internal and fenestration works across the listed building
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