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230014

Barn east of, Wood Hall, Main Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AX

Refused Colchester COU Agricultural buildings to residential dwellinghouse

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agriculatural building to dwelling houses and for operations reasonably necessary for the conversion - 2no. dwellings.

As published by the council, reference 230014

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2022

    Received by Colchester

  2. 16 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Refused)

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About other applications

How this application type works

This application sits outside the common categories, which can include county matters such as minerals and waste, works by statutory undertakers, demolition notifications and other less frequent procedures. The council record linked below sets out the specific procedure that applies, and the description above is taken directly from the published register.

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