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39 Claudius Road, Colchester CO2 7RR

Granted Colchester 260903 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed use of building for childrenãs nursery (Use Class E).

As published by the council, reference 260903

Application record

Reference
260903
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Decided
10 Jul 2026
Ward
New Town & Christ Church
Parish
Colchester
Postcode
CO2 7RR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

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.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 39 Claudius Road, Colchester CO2 7RR

    230482 Submitted 27 Feb 2023 0m 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 163m 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 163m 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 163m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

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

    Awaiting decision Conditions

  • 30 Brigade Grove, Colchester Essex CO2 7FY

    261027 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 227m 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 244m 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

In Colchester

  • 261323 Refused

    9 London Land Cottages, Church Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AE

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed singlestorey rear extension and additional storey to the side of property.

    16 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 261322 Granted

    1 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BW

    Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed convertion the existing roof space to provide an additional bedroom, dressing area and en-suite, accessed by a new staircase from the existing first floor.

    16 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 261647 Awaiting decision

    362d Old Heath Road, Colchester CO2 8DD

    Small extension to existing garage including extending hipped roof over extension

    8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 261630 Awaiting decision

    7 Manor Close, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AR

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)- Creating two infill extensions to side entrance area and to the rear. Various internal remodelling. Externally insulating the existing building (walls and roof). Render all external walls with

    4 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 261263 Granted

    The Firs, Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5QX

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to existing games room previously converted from a garage. The extension accommodates a bedroom and bathroom. The use is ancillary to the residential use of 'The Firs'

    8 Jul 2026 Lawful development