Planning application
Barn Cottage, Vinesse Road, Little Horkesley Colchester CO6 4DU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing occupation of dwelling for persons not employed for agricultural purposes contrary to condition 2 of planning permission COL/93/0953
As published by the council, reference 260697
Application record
- Reference
- 260697
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Little Horkesley
- Postcode
- CO6 4DU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 30 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.
About lawful development applications
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.
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