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1 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BW

Granted Colchester 261322 Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed

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.

  • 261270 Granted

    1 Breewood Cottages, School Lane, Great Horkesley Colchester CO6 4BW

    Retrospective application for an outbuilding and fence/gate.

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

Documents

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What 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.

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