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Pathside Cottage The Path Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8PN
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Pathside Cottage The Path Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8PN
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View council mapApplication 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.
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| Additional information email 2 of 2 - rec'd 20.04.26Correspondence · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Amended proposed hard and soft landscaping plan - rec'd 20.04.26Drawing (Revised) · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Amended proposed front 3d ground view - rec'd 20.04.26Drawing (Revised) · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Delegated reportDecision · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Additional information email 1 of 2 - rec'd 20.04.26Correspondence · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed street view 01 - rec'd 20.04.26Drawing (Additional) · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Amended proposed rear 3d view - rec'd 20.04.26Drawing (Revised) · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Amended proposed elevations - rec'd 20.04.26Drawing (Revised) · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Amended proposed roof plan - rec'd 20.04.26Drawing (Revised) · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed street view 02 - rec'd 20.04.26Drawing (Additional) · PDF | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - environmental protection - rec'd 07.04.2026.Consultee Comment · PDF | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - ecc highways - rec'd 23.03.2026Consultee Comment · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| ConsulteecommentConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Mar 2026 | View |
| Application form - rec'd 02.03.26Application Form · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| CorrespondenceCorrespondence · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| Site noticeSite Notice · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| Site noticeSite Notice · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing ground floor plan - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Arboricultural impact assessment - rec'd 16/02/2026Report · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Preliminary ecological appraisal and roost assessment - rec'd 16/02/2026Report · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Site plan - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Existing first floor plan - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Existing roof plan - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Existing elevations - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Existing aerial front 3d view - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Existing aerial rear 3d view - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Superseded proposed hard and soft landscaping plan - rec'd 16/02Drawing (Superseded) · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Existing and proposed block plans - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Proposed ground floor plan - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Proposed first floor plan - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Superseded proposed roof plan - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing (Superseded) · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Superseded proposed front 3d ground view - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing (Superseded) · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Superseded proposed rear 3d view - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing (Superseded) · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Proposed first floor window schedule conservation range details - rec'd 16/02/20Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Design, access and heritage statement - rec'd 16/02/2026Report · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Existing site layout plan - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Superseded proposed elevations - rec'd 16/02/2026Drawing (Superseded) · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
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