Planning application
Blacksmiths Corner, Ivy Lodge Road, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4EN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed erection of a single-storey detached timber garden building (Dunster House model) within the rear residential curtilage, situated adjacent to the existing garage.
As published by the council, reference 261062
Application record
- Reference
- 261062
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Great Horkesley
- Postcode
- CO6 4EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 21 August 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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