Planning application
1 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed convertion the existing roof space to provide an additional bedroom, dressing area and en-suite, accessed by a new staircase from the existing first floor.
As published by the council, reference 261322
Application record
- Reference
- 261322
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Great Horkesley
- Postcode
- CO6 4BW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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261270 Granted
1 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BW
Retrospective application for an outbuilding and fence/gate.
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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10 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
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 this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 10 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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1 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BW
Retrospective application for an outbuilding and fence/gate.
Granted Full applicationsSmall domestic -
1 Breewood Cottage, School Lane, Great Horkesley Essex CO6 4BW
Conversion of existing outhouse to habbitable space, joining to host dwelling and creation of full balcony.
Refused Full applications 10 docsDomestic -
1 London Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BP
Single storey side and rear extension for private use
Granted Full applications ExtensionSmall domestic -
Highlands, School Lane, Great Horkesley Essex CO6 4BL
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 (221117)
Granted Conditions 3 docs
Other lawful development applications
In Colchester
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261323 Refused
9 London Land Cottages, Church Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed singlestorey rear extension and additional storey to the side of property.
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261647 Awaiting decision
362d Old Heath Road, Colchester CO2 8DD
Small extension to existing garage including extending hipped roof over extension
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261630 Awaiting decision
7 Manor Close, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4AR
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate(Proposed)- Creating two infill extensions to side entrance area and to the rear. Various internal remodelling. Externally insulating the existing building (walls and roof). Render all external walls with
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261263 Granted
The Firs, Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5QX
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to existing games room previously converted from a garage. The extension accommodates a bedroom and bathroom. The use is ancillary to the residential use of 'The Firs'
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261247 Granted
11 - 21 Travers Road, Colchester CO2 9FH
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed temporary removal and reinstatement of limited areas of existing external cladding, where required, to allow the installation of cavitybarriers, with no material alteration to the externa