Timbers, Hall Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0QR

1. 7 Apr 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 17 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 4 Salis Close, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0FP

  260429 Submitted 11 Mar 2026 72m away

  Replacement of windows, doors, fascia's, soffits, bargeboards, guttering and the erection of a single storey rear orangery

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing
  Small domestic

• 18 Birkin Close, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0PB

  260420 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 168m away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed replacement of the garage door with suitable fenestration to match thedwelling. Internal alteration works to create habitable living space. No increase in footprint, height, or volume. No alt

  Granted Lawful development Windows or glazing

• Land at rear of, 117 Maldon Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0PG

  232525 Submitted 31 Oct 2023 312m away

  Full Planning Application for Demolition of Existing Builders Yard andReplacement with One Dwelling with Associated Private Amenity Space, Parking, Access and Landscaping (revised description)

  Granted Full applications Demolition 58 docs
  Domestic

• Tiptree Heath CP School, 103 Maldon Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0PG

  260748 Submitted 24 Apr 2026 312m away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul

  Proposed new education facility for early years childcare and associated external works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• land rear of, 117 Maldon Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0PG

  252478 Submitted 14 Nov 2025 312m away

  Demolition of existing builder's yard and replacement with new self build dwelling with associated private amenity space, parking, access and landscaping (revised scheme to application 232525)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition
  Domestic

• land rear of, 117 Maldon Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0PG

  261565 Submitted 25 Aug 2026 312m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct

  Application to discharge conditions 5 (CMS), 6 (Contamination) and 11 (Hard & Soft landscaping) of planning permission 252478

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• 261263 Granted

  The Firs, Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5QX

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to existing games room previously converted from a garage. The extension accommodates a bedroom and bathroom. The use is ancillary to the residential use of 'The Firs'

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261247 Granted

  11 - 21 Travers Road, Colchester CO2 9FH

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 261142 Granted

  Milneburg, Warren Lane, Stanway Colchester CO3 0LJ

  Extension to the rear (4m) and side extension within Permitted Development Rights

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 261581 Awaiting decision

  2 Redmill, Colchester CO3 4RT

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed singlestorey rear extension and single storey side extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261246 Granted

  6-16 Fowler Road, Colchester CO2 9FF

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development