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

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

• 36 Recreation Road, Colchester CO1 2HF

  260515 Submitted 20 Mar 2026 0m away

  82% 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 0m 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 82m 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 232m 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 258m 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 288m away

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

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 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