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261284 - Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed Application Valid

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed addinginsulation layers and resurfacing flat roof to meet latest standards of insulation and water proofing as well as adding solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 03:01

Application progress

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Received

10 Jul 2026

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Validated

28 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 22 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Sept 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Layer-de-la-Haye built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 - Proposed
Postcode: CO2 0EH
Received: 10 Jul 2026
Validated: 28 Jul 2026
Ward: Marks Tey & Layer

Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 50.

prediction

Day 506 days to the 56-day target

84%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

20,483decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Colchester to go on. Colchester decision record →

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

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

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