Block 4, Quayside Drive, Colchester CO2 8GT

1. 10 Jun 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Land to the rear of, Development land rear of The Colchester Centre, Hawkins Road, Colchester Essex CO2 8JY

  230611 Submitted 10 Mar 2023 350 yards away

  Application to discharge condition 6 (archaeology) of planning permission 190335

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Land to the rear of, Development Land At Rear Of The Colchester Centre, Hawkins Road, Colchester Essex CO2 8JY

  230396 Submitted 20 Feb 2023 350 yards away

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 14 (190335)

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• Development Land At Rear Of The Colchester Centre, Hawkins Road, Colchester Essex CO2 8JY

  230397 Submitted 20 Feb 2023 350 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~17 Apr

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 (190335)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs

• Development Land At Rear Of The Colchester Centre, Hawkins Road, Colchester Essex CO2 8JY

  231427 Submitted 13 Jun 2023 350 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~8 Aug

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 27 (190335)

  Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs

• Phoenix House, Hawkins Road, Colchester CO2 8JY

  242394 Submitted 23 Oct 2024 350 yards away

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as am

  Granted Full applications 25 docs

• Fieldgate Quay, Haven Road, Colchester CO2 8HT

  261080 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 350 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

  Application to discharge condition 5 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) to application 251075.

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• 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