Planning application
16 Angora Business Park, Peartree Road, Stanway Colchester CO3 0AB
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 use of unit as B8 (storage and distribution)
As published by the council, reference 260886
Application record
- Reference
- 260886
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Stanway
- Parish
- Stanway
- Postcode
- CO3 0AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2026
Received by Colchester
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8 Jul 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 8 July 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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