Planning application
Yew Tree Cottage, The Street, Messing Colchester CO5 9TR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed building consent application to replace the two upper wooden inserts with two glass panels measuring 80cm by 20cm in the current front door. To retain the current front door fittings and colour.
As published by the council, reference 260563
Application record
- Reference
- 260563
- Type
- Listed Building
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
- Parish
- Messing cum Inworth
- Postcode
- CO5 9TR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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28 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Colchester granted permission on 23 June 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 heritage and listed building applications
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