Planning application
6 Crouch Street East, Colchester CO3 3ES
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 a proposed Changeof use to the upper floors above the shop premises. Ground floor use to be retained as Class E(a) retail. Upper floors to be converted to a single dwelling use Class C3.
As published by the council, reference 261408
Application record
- Reference
- 261408
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Colchester
- Postcode
- CO3 3ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Colchester
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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
The process from here
This application is with Colchester for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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Other lawful development applications
In Colchester
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261263 Granted
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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
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261142 Granted
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Extension to the rear (4m) and side extension within Permitted Development Rights
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261581 Awaiting decision
2 Redmill, Colchester CO3 4RT
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261246 Granted
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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