Planning application
Friars Farm, Halstead Road, Fordham Colchester CO6 3LW
Works: Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Demolition of existing kennels & cattery buildings and associated structures, cessation of the existing kennels and cattery use and the redevelopment of the site to provide 4 dwellings comprising 2no. detached bungalows and 2no. detached 1.5 storey dwel
As published by the council, reference 261041
Application record
- Reference
- 261041
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Fordham
- Postcode
- CO6 3LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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16 Jun 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 11 August 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
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