Planning application
C & C Hire, 67 Layer Road, Colchester CO2 7JW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed addition of MOT testing facilities at existing vehicle repair garage within current building.
As published by the council, reference 261317
Application record
- Reference
- 261317
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Shrub End
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO2 7JW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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