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Chappel And Wakes Colne Cricket Club, Cricket Ground, Inworth Lane, Wakes Colne Colchester CO6 2BE

Refused Colchester 260609 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Works: Windows or glazing

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 proposed replacement of external doors and windows

As published by the council, reference 260609

Application record

Reference
260609
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Decided
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Wakes Colne
Postcode
CO6 2BE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

Documents on file for this application

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What 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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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