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
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - An agricultural grain store
As published by the council, reference 260765
Application record
- Reference
- 260765
- Type
- Agricultural Determination
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required (Approved)
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 28 May 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.
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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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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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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 Awaiting decision
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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30 Apr 2026
Received by Colchester
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28 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Approved)
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Colchester granted permission on 28 May 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 less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Fairfields Farm, Fordham Road, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AQ
98% 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
98% 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
82% 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
82% 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
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