Padstow House, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX

1. 2 Jun 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

Colchester granted permission on 28 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.

• New House Adjacent To Bungalow, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX

  230506 Submitted 22 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Side extension to existing dwelling, alterations to roof of existing dwelling, erection of an annex & provision of a glazed link between the house & annex

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 17 docs
  Domestic

• New House Adjacent To Bungalow, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3PX

  260301 Submitted 16 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Side extension to existing dwelling. Alterations to roof of existing dwelling. Erection of an annex and provision of a glazed link between the house and annex (renewal of 230506)

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing
  Domestic

• Land North of, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green CO6 3PX

  261381 Submitted 27 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Proposed phased development of 145 homes (incl. associated parking andamenity), public open space and landscaping, access and associated development works/infrastructure

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• Orchard Cottage, Seven Star Green, Eight Ash Green Colchester CO6 3QB

  221508 Submitted 14 Jun 2022 250 yards away

  One and a half storey side extension and altered front entrance canopy

  Granted Full applications Extension 29 docs

• Belvoir, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Essex CO6 3PU

  223008 Submitted 6 Dec 2022 350 yards away

  Single storey rear extension to form Annex

  Granted Full applications Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• Holy Trinity C Of E Primary, Holy Trinity Church Of England Primary School, Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath Essex CO3 9UE

  230253 Submitted 6 Feb 2023 0.3 miles away

  Removal of 1no. existing modular building to be replaced with 1 new single storey modular building.

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 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