Planning application
Grove Farm, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing development to Erect a steel-framed and box profile steel-clad machinery shed for the storage and maintenance of tractors and other equipment used in land management. The building works
As published by the council, reference 260692
Application record
- Reference
- 260692
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Existing
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Langham
- Postcode
- CO4 5PJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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261073 Granted
Grove Farm, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - machinery shed for the safe storage and maintenance of two or more tractors, a telehandler and other equipment
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Colchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Grove Farm, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - machinery shed for the safe storage and maintenance of two or more tractors, a telehandler and other equipment
Granted OtherSmall domestic -
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Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs -
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Proposed rear extension to existing garage
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Keepers Cottage, School Road, Langham Essex CO4 5PB
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261408 Refused
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