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Blackbrook Stud Farm, Ivy Lodge Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4EN

Refused Colchester 260801 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 existing farmhouse as primary residence with ancillary short term letting not exceeding 89 days per calendar year.

As published by the council, reference 260801

Application record

Reference
260801
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Decided
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Great Horkesley
Postcode
CO6 4EN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 260806 Granted

    Blackbrook Stud Farm, Ivy Lodge Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4EN

    Retrospective application for relocation of existing yurt (Roundhouse)to eastern garden and regularisation of existing shepherd's hut(Back in Thyme), including use of existing parking and connection to existing drainage infrastructure.

    Decided 17 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 260805 Awaiting decision

    Blackbrook Stud Farm, Ivy Lodge Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4EN

    Retrospective application for retention and relocation of three small-scale holiday units (Vilasini, Sugar Hut and one replacement Solido tiny home) within the residential curtilage of Blackbrook Stud Farm, utilising existing garden-room bases, services

    Submitted 1 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Apr 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 11 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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What this refusal means

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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