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Coveneys, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AL

Granted Colchester 260544 Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 23 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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

    Submitted 23 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Coveneys, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AL

    261359 Submitted 23 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension Windows or glazing
  • Coveneys, Boxted Church Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AL

    261358 Submitted 23 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing
  • The Cedars, The Causeway, Great Horkesley Essex CO6 4AD

    230221 Submitted 1 Feb 2023 300 yards away

    Rear single storey kitchen extension, single storey side extension to provide ground floor bedroom

    Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • The Cedars, The Causeway, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AD

    260841 Submitted 7 May 2026 300 yards away

    Installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, together with shipping container housing electrical equipment.

    Withdrawn Full applications

In Colchester

  • 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