Planning application
Vernons, Grooms House, Vernons Road, Chappel Colchester CO6 2AG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of existing annexe (ancillary to main dwelling) to form a separate independent dwellinghouse.
As published by the council, reference 260957
Application record
- Reference
- 260957
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Chappel
- Postcode
- CO6 2AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by Colchester
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9 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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