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E French & Sons, Bullbanks Farm, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Essex CO6 3PT

Granted Colchester 222991 Agricultural Determination

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed excavation and laying of hardstanding for pumpkin crop. *** 28 DAY DETERMINATION ***

As published by the council, reference 222991

Application record

Reference
222991
Type
Agricultural Determination
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Required (Approved)
Received
4 Dec 2022
Validated
5 Dec 2022
Decided
30 Dec 2022
Ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Parish
Eight Ash Green
Postcode
CO6 3PT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 242500 Granted

    E French & Sons, Bullbanks Farm, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green Essex CO6 3PT

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed erection of a Building for Agricultural use. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (asamended) Schedule 2, Part 6

    Decided 7 Jan 2025 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Dec 2022

    Received by Colchester

  2. 5 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Approved)

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 30 December 2022, 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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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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