Malting Barn, Fields Farm Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JN

1. 16 Jun 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 24 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 19 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

• St Chloe, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JX

  211844 Submitted 1 Jul 2021 350 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug

  Application to discharge conditions 7, 9, and 14 of planning permission 172597 (AMENDED SITE PLAN RECEIVED)(Revised Description to remove cond 10 discharge - No discharge required).

  Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

• Aspen, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JU

  261102 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 400 yards away

  Proposed installation of solar panels to south elevation.

  Granted Lawful development

• Land east of, The Ridings, Malting Green Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JE

  241860 Submitted 12 Sep 2024 400 yards away

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (construction method statement) and 8 (archaeology) of application 232572

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Lake View, Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0JY

  260335 Submitted 23 Feb 2026 0.3 miles away

  Demolition of existing bungalow and associates out building and erection of 2 x 3 bedroom residential dwellings and associated parking/ landscaping.

  Granted Full applications Demolition

• 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