Planning application
Forresters Farm, Lamberts Lane, Great Tey Colchester CO6 2LE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use -The occupation of the dwelling house without complying with the agricultural occupancy condition being condition 1 to planning permission reference COL/1211/84 dated 15 October 1984
As published by the council, reference 260555
Application record
- Reference
- 260555
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Great Tey
- Postcode
- CO6 2LE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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13 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse 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 refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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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261247 Granted
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261142 Granted
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261581 Awaiting decision
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261246 Granted
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