Planning application
The Old School School Lane Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents), Condition 3 (Off-Site Highways Improvement), Condition 4 (Visibility Splays), Condition 5 (Parking and Manoeuvring), Condition 6 (Bins), Condition 8 (Landscaping Scheme), Condition 13 (Ecological Appraisal Recommendations), Condition 15 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout); and removal of Condition 14 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission DC/24/02317 dated: 03/02/2025 - Conversion of vacant offices (Class E) to Class F.1 Educational Use (Day school, SEN teaching provision); Creation of ramped access, covered cycle stands, bin storage area, sensory garden, multipurpose games area and boundary security fencing.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/05408
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/05408
- Type
- Full App Without Compliance of Condition
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Brett Vale
- Parish
- Stratford St Mary
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO7 6LZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Babergh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DC/25/04791 Refused
The Old School School Lane Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LZ
Application for a Non-Material Amendment relating to DC/24/02317 - Amendments to the School Square to improve vehicle and pedestrian safety and provide a fully accessible and compliant main entrance, including ramp and canopy; Reconfiguration of car and PTW parking and addition of 3no. spaces for school minibuses; Relocation of the MUGA to provide a regular sized and proportioned facility; Bin store relocated away from UKPN transformed to improve safety, size reduced; Amendments to boundary and security fencing to ensure pupil safeguarding; Planting plan and hard landscape plan updated accordingly, additional areas of soft planting introduced and new tree planting; Ecological reports and BNG metric updated, proposed changes achieve 10.68%BNG for habitats and 11.94% BNG for hedgerows; Adjustments to windows to improve thermal performance, ensure pupil safety and in response to internal layout alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Babergh
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17 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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DC/26/00951 Granted
Aurora Ravensfield School School Lane Stratford St Mary Colchester Suffolk CO7 6LZ
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/05408 - Biodiversity Net Gain Condition
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
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Babergh granted permission on 4 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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