Planning application
Pathside Cottage The Path Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8PN
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act for Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 3 (Fenestration) of application 25/00680/FULHH to add new first floor bedroom windows on front elevation, amend south west window deign to bedroom 2 and add solar panels to south facing roof slopes.
As published by the council, reference 26/00252/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00252/VOC
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval - Full
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- The Bentleys & Frating
- Parish
- Great Bentley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO7 8PN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Tendring
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2 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approval - Full
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
39 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.
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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