Planning application
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective Application for the continued use of the site (B8) for the storage of skips, bins, installation of a pre-cast concrete wall, installation of a gate, and the re-opening of the historic access point (Use Class B8)
As published by the council, reference 260505
Application record
- Reference
- 260505
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Wormingford
- Postcode
- CO6 3AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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252678 Awaiting decision
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Essex County Council consultation ESS/84/25/COL for provision of onsite recycling storage bays within former skip storage area
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251634 Awaiting decision
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Change of use of land from part agriculture to employment to provide amix of agriculture buildings, office; storage, manufacturing or industrial uses; and construction of a Business Support Centre providing research and development space for agricultura
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Colchester
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27 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Colchester granted permission on 24 August 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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Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
86% historically approved · decision due ~5 Feb
Essex County Council consultation ESS/84/25/COL for provision of onsite recycling storage bays within former skip storage area
Awaiting decision Other -
Land at, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
86% historically approved · decision due ~25 Dec
Essex County Council consultation ESS/75/25/COL for Continuation of waste handling without compliance with Condition 2 (F) (iii) (ApprovedDetails ¹ Transport Statement) and 15 (Waste Types) of Planning permission ESS/09/18/COL that was for the Erection
Awaiting decision Other -
Warehouse, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Installation, Solar equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England)Order 2015 (asamended) - Schedule 2, Part 14,
Granted 9 docs -
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
83% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
Change of use of land from part agriculture to employment to provide amix of agriculture buildings, office; storage, manufacturing or industrial uses; and construction of a Business Support Centre providing research and development space for agricultura
Awaiting decision Full applications 152 docs -
CSH Environmental Ltd, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Application for prior approval of the installation of solar PV equipment on the roof of a non domestic building.
Granted 10 docs -
Land at, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
86% historically approved · decision due ~18 Mar
Essex County Council consultation ESS/09/18/COL/9/1 Details pursuant to Condition 9 (Travel Plan) of planning permission ESS/09/18/COL
Awaiting decision Other
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