Planning application
Aspen, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed installation of solar panels to south elevation.
As published by the council, reference 261102
Application record
- Reference
- 261102
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
- Parish
- Layer de la Haye
- Postcode
- CO2 0JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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26 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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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