29 Recreation Road, Colchester CO1 2HF

1. 8 Apr 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 2 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 2 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.

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.

• 36 Recreation Road, Colchester CO1 2HF

  260515 Submitted 20 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

  Change of use for garage to dog grooming parlour.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 36 Recreation Road, Colchester CO1 2HF

  261132 Submitted 18 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use converting the back half of the garage into a dog grooming parlour

  Granted Full applications

• 18 Philbrick Close, Colchester Essex CO1 2GS

  230567 Submitted 7 Mar 2023 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension to the kitchen.

  Granted Full applications Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 58 Old Heath Road, Colchester Essex CO1 2HD

  241673 Submitted 12 Aug 2024 250 yards away

  Part ground floor and part second floor extensions to form a Conversion of house into two flats.

  Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension 9 docs
  Several homes

• 7 Falcon Crescent, Colchester Essex CO1 2HR

  230571 Submitted 8 Mar 2023 300 yards away

  Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Cannock Mill, Old Heath Road, Colchester Essex CO2 8AA

  230294 Submitted 9 Feb 2023 300 yards away

  Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6, 15 & 17 of approved application 150492

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 261454 Granted

  6 Pond Chase, Colchester CO3 4RD

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion and loft conversion

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261763 Awaiting decision

  Community Centre, 1a Caxton Close, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0HA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed improvement and accessibility with safe access for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility to the existing buidling,

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 261294 Granted

  Flats 1 - 17, 1 Bank Passage, Colchester CO1 1HZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the building as 17 self-contained flats.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261741 Awaiting decision

  16 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed installation of two electrically operated perforated steel internal security roller shutters (SH01 and SH02) within the existing Class E commercial premises.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 261408 Refused

  6 Crouch Street East, Colchester CO3 3ES

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Changeof use to the upper floors above the shop premises. Ground floor use to be retained as Class E(a) retail. Upper floors to be converted to a single dwelling use Class C3.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development