Planning application
Flats 1 - 17, 1 Bank Passage, Colchester CO1 1HZ
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the building as 17 self-contained flats.
As published by the council, reference 261294
Application record
- Reference
- 261294
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO1 1HZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 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 25 September 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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