Planning application
The Dukes Seafood, Coast Road, West Mersea Colchester
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed moveablestructure at The Dukes Seafood, Coast Road, West Mersea. Movable shipping container located on site to provide indoor covered seating.
As published by the council, reference 260919
Application record
- Reference
- 260919
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mersea & Pyefleet
- Parish
- West Mersea
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Colchester
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13 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 13 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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