Planning application
20 De Vere Road, Colchester CO3 4EA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of the existing garage from ancillary residential use to a small-scale dog grooming business (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 261220
Application record
- Reference
- 261220
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Conditional
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Prettygate
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 4EA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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