20 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester Essex CO2 8BP

241828Certificate of Lawful Use - ProposedAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Construction of a dormer to the main roof on the rear elevation of a terraced house

Received: 8 September 2024
Decision due: 19 November 2024
Council: Colchester City Council
Ward: Old Heath & The Hythe

ReceivedReceived8 Sep
ValidatedValidated24 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date19 Nov
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a dormer extension at 20 Cavendish Avenue, Colchester Essex CO2 8BP. Colchester has handled 293 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 September 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Old Heath & The Hythe. We hold 101 applications in total for the CO2 postcode area.

75% of outline applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: CO2 8BP
Application type: Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 September 2024

Planning decision

Case officer: Phil Moreton
Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal

Appeal result: l

Additional information

Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Colchester

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