Planning application
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Two non-illuminated freestanding signs, one positioned either side of the principal farm entrance off Fordham Road.
As published by the council, reference 260740
Application record
- Reference
- 260740
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve Conditional
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Wormingford
- Postcode
- CO6 3AQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Colchester register
This site has had 18 applications since 2022: 12 approved, 0 refused.
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261179 Granted
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed extension to existing crisp factory.
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260876 Awaiting decision
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.
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260766 Granted
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - An agricultural machinery store
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260765 Granted
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - An agricultural grain store
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260743 Awaiting decision
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.
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260741 Awaiting decision
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.
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260652 Granted
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Application to discharge conditions 8 (habitat management and monitoring), 10 (landscape plan) and 11 (long term landscape management plan) to application 252387.
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260651 Granted
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Application to discharge conditions 9 (habitat management and monitoring), 11 (landscape plan) and 12 (long term landscape plan) to application 252521.
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260650 Granted
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Application to discharge conditions 8 (landscape plan), 9 (landscape management) and 12 (habitat management and monitoring) to application 252250.
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260627 Granted
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Change of use of existing agricultural buildings to storage or distribution (B8) - retrospective.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditional
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 7 July 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.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
97% historically approved · decision due ~3 Feb
Application to discharge conditions 5 (Habitat Management and Monitoring) and 7 (Noise Survey) to application 250291.
Awaiting decision Conditions -
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
97% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jan
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 and 7 of application 242603
Awaiting decision Conditions -
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
83% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul
New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.
Awaiting decision Full applications -
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
83% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul
New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.
Awaiting decision Full applications -
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3,4,5 & 7 of approved application 221516
Granted Conditions 13 docs -
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Change of use of existing agricultural buildings to storage or distribution (B8) - retrospective.
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