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Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ

Granted Colchester 260740 Advertisement Consent

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
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 16 applications since 2022: 9 approved, 0 refused.

  • 261179 Granted

    Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ

    Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed extension to existing crisp factory.

    Decided 20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 260876 Awaiting decision

    Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ

    New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.

    Submitted 13 May 2026 Full applications
  • 260766 Granted

    Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ

    Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - An agricultural machinery store

    Decided 28 May 2026 Other
  • 260765 Granted

    Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ

    Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - An agricultural grain store

    Decided 28 May 2026 Other
  • 260743 Awaiting decision

    Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ

    New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.

    Submitted 24 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 260741 Awaiting decision

    Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ

    New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.

    Submitted 24 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 5 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 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.

    Decided 5 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 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.

    Decided 5 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 260627 Awaiting decision

    Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ

    Change of use of existing agricultural buildings to storage or distribution (B8) - retrospective.

    Submitted 8 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approve Conditional

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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What 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.

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