Planning application
Playground, Playing Field, Grove Road, Tiptree Colchester
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extension of car park by 4.2m x 16.8m toward the fence line increasingthe car park by six car parking spots.
As published by the council, reference 260888
Application record
- Reference
- 260888
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tiptree
- Parish
- Tiptree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Colchester
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4 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
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 29 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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