9 Crome Close, Colchester CO3 4QQ

1. 27 Aug 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 14 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 November 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.

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.

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.

• 7 Crome Close, Colchester CO3 4QQ

  230402 Submitted 20 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Proposed single storey side / rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Crome Close, Colchester CO3 4QQ

  230403 Submitted 20 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Proposed Loft Conversion including hip to gable alteration, rear dormer & front facing roof lights

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 19 Cotman Road, Colchester CO3 4QL

  260282 Submitted 16 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Front & side extension and detached garage *Amended description*

  Granted Full applications Extension

• 64 Prettygate Road, Colchester Essex CO3 4ED

  230370 Submitted 16 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  Proposed rear single storey extension, side dormer roof extension & raising of ridge height

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 33 Van Dyck Road, Colchester CO3 4QE

  260402 Submitted 6 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Change of use of property to be used as a children's home

  Withdrawn Full applications

• Prettygate Convenience Store, 1 Cotman Road, Colchester CO3 4QJ

  261015 Submitted 4 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul

  Installation of a modular self-service launderette facility and associated works. (Retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Full applications

• 261454 Granted

  6 Pond Chase, Colchester CO3 4RD

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed garage conversion and loft conversion

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261763 Awaiting decision

  Community Centre, 1a Caxton Close, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0HA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed improvement and accessibility with safe access for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility to the existing buidling,

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 261294 Granted

  Flats 1 - 17, 1 Bank Passage, Colchester CO1 1HZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the building as 17 self-contained flats.

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 261741 Awaiting decision

  16 High Street, Colchester CO1 1DA

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed installation of two electrically operated perforated steel internal security roller shutters (SH01 and SH02) within the existing Class E commercial premises.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 261408 Refused

  6 Crouch Street East, Colchester CO3 3ES

  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.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Lawful development