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Grove Farm, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ

Refused Colchester 260692 Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing

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 an Existing development to Erect a steel-framed and box profile steel-clad machinery shed for the storage and maintenance of tractors and other equipment used in land management. The building works

As published by the council, reference 260692

Application record

Reference
260692
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Decided
12 Jun 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Langham
Postcode
CO4 5PJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 12 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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