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Forresters Farm, Lamberts Lane, Great Tey Colchester CO6 2LE

Refused Colchester 260555 Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing

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
Refused As published: 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

  1. 27 Mar 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this refusal means

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development