Rose Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT Data via plota.co.uk

261589 - Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing Application Valid
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of land as garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
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Validated
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Peartree Cottage
List entry 1238738 · 1 m from the pin · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Boxted built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
Postcode
CO4 5TT
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Boxted
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Remove existing conservatory. Construct single storey garden room (resubmission of 222944…
230345
2023 Approved
Remove existing conservatory. Construct single storey garden room (resubmission of 222944…
230345
2022 Refused
Remove existing conservatory and construct single storey garden room, new gates & fence t…
222944
2022 Refused
Remove existing conservatory and construct single storey garden room, new gates & fence t…
222944
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Nethergong, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Single storey rear extension.
252431
2020 Approved
Ash House, Workhouse Hill, Boxted CO4 5TT
Small garden pavillion at end of garden near tennis court. Pitched clay tiles roof and pa…
201919
2020 Approved
Ash House, Workhouse Hill, Boxted CO4 5TT
Small garden pavillion at end of garden near tennis court. Pitched clay tiles roof and pa…
201919
2020 Approved
Ash Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Proposed garage conversion to additional living space with roof above.
201924
2020 Approved
Ash Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Proposed garage conversion to additional living space with roof above.
201924
2019 Withdrawn
Walnut Tree Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Removal of all single glazed framed windows and Replaced with slimlinedouble glazing wind…
192951
2019 Withdrawn
Walnut Tree Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Removal of all single glazed framed windows and Replaced with slimlinedouble glazing wind…
192951
2019
Walnut Tree Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Application to discharge condition 5 of planning permission 191910.
192498
2019
Walnut Tree Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Application to discharge condition 5 of planning permission 191910.
192498
2019 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Listed building application for proposed single storey rear extension and internal altern…
191910
2019 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations, demolition of existing ga…
191909
2019 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Listed building application for proposed single storey rear extension and internal altern…
191910
2019 Approved
Walnut Tree Cottage, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Proposed single storey rear extension and internal alterations, demolition of existing ga…
191909
2019 Approved
Easby, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Domestic ground floor rear extension
190851
2019 Approved
Easby, Workhouse Hill, Boxted Colchester CO4 5TT
Domestic ground floor rear extension
190851
Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Colchester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #43 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Colchester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
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Colchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #245 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #255 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #43 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #39 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
89 decided
1,074
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings