Planning application
Land at Elms Farm, Messing Road, Tiptree Colchester CO5 0ES
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Outline planning application for 200 no. residential dwellings, a new vehicular access on to Colchester Road (B1022), community land, allotments, public open space, and associated works. All matter reserved.
As published by the council, reference 231368
Application record
- Reference
- 231368
- Type
- Outline (13 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 6 Jun 2023
- Validated
- 6 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Tiptree
- Parish
- Tiptree
- Postcode
- CO5 0ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jun 2023
Received by Colchester
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
112 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 6 November 2025, 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.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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