Planning application
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
New warehouse (B8) with associated access and other infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 260741
Application record
- Reference
- 260741
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 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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260740 Granted
Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
Two non-illuminated freestanding signs, one positioned either side of the principal farm entrance off Fordham Road.
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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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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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11 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Colchester took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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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
Two non-illuminated freestanding signs, one positioned either side of the principal farm entrance off Fordham Road.
Granted Advertising -
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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