39 Claudius Road, Colchester CO2 7RR

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• 230482 Refused

  39 Claudius Road, Colchester CO2 7RR

  Change of use from retail and warehousing to 8 2 bedroom affordable housing. Conversion of existing buildings and demolition of rear corrugated warehousing and new build wing to rear.

  Decided 24 Apr 2023 Full applications

1. 15 May 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 10 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Colchester granted permission on 10 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.

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.

• 39 Claudius Road, Colchester CO2 7RR

  230482 Submitted 27 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Change of use from retail and warehousing to 8 2 bedroom affordable housing. Conversion of existing buildings and demolition of rear corrugated warehousing and new build wing to rear.

  Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 41 docs

• Land to rear of, 75-77 Canterbury Road, Colchester CO2 7RX

  260324 Submitted 20 Feb 2026 200 yards away

  Proposed demolition of existing garages and outbuildings and construction of 4 no 2 bedroom detached bungalows

  Granted Full applications Demolition

• St Georges Post Office, 47-49 Canterbury Road, Colchester CO2 7RX

  260720 Submitted 21 Apr 2026 200 yards away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jul

  Reconfiguration of existing mixed-use building to retain ground floor commercial unit (Use Class E) and provide 3 self-contained residentialflats with associated car parking, cycle parking and refuse storage.

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• land rear of, 75-77 Canterbury Road, Colchester CO2 7RX

  261367 Submitted 24 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Application to discharge condition 3 (materials), 5 (CMS), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (soil testing), 20 (landscaping plan) of planning permission 260324

  Granted Conditions

• 30 Brigade Grove, Colchester Essex CO2 7FY

  261027 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 250 yards away

  Proposed loft conversion, chimney stack removal, addition of solar panels and associated internal alterations. (REVISED DESCRIPTION)

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer

• 6 Bourne Court, Colchester CO2 7RJ

  260463 Submitted 13 Mar 2026 250 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use orDevelopment for Garage conversion to a habitable space and change of use from C3 to C4 (6 people)

  Granted Lawful development

• 261454 Granted

  6 Pond Chase, Colchester CO3 4RD

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion and loft conversion

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261763 Awaiting decision

  Community Centre, 1a Caxton Close, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0HA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed improvement and accessibility with safe access for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility to the existing buidling,

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 261294 Granted

  Flats 1 - 17, 1 Bank Passage, Colchester CO1 1HZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the building as 17 self-contained flats.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261741 Awaiting decision

  16 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed installation of two electrically operated perforated steel internal security roller shutters (SH01 and SH02) within the existing Class E commercial premises.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 261408 Refused

  6 Crouch Street East, Colchester CO3 3ES

  Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed Changeof use to the upper floors above the shop premises. Ground floor use to be retained as Class E(a) retail. Upper floors to be converted to a single dwelling use Class C3.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development