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61 Oaklands Avenue, Colchester CO3 9ET

220034Certificate of Lawful Use - ProposedPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Proposed rear facing roof dormer and front facing rooflight windows

Received
6 January 2022
Decided
28 February 2022 · Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Ward
Prettygate
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Mar
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Colchester72% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a dormer extension at 61 Oaklands Avenue, Colchester CO3 9ET. Colchester has handled 290 applications of this type and approves 74% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Colchester's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Prettygate. We hold 716 applications in total for the CO3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
220034
Address
61 Oaklands Avenue, Colchester CO3 9ET
Postcode
CO3 9ET
Local Authority
Colchester
Application Type
Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Prettygate
Parish
Colchester

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
6 January 2022
Target Decision Date
3 March 2022
Date Decided
28 February 2022
Date Validated
6 January 2022
Date Submitted
6 January 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
4
Coordinates
51.879715, 0.850460
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Colchester

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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