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Grove Farm, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ

Granted Colchester 261073 Agricultural Determination

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 - machinery shed for the safe storage and maintenance of two or more tractors, a telehandler and other equipment

As published by the council, reference 261073

Application record

Reference
261073
Type
Agricultural Determination
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Prior Approval Required (Approved)
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Decided
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Langham
Postcode
CO4 5PJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Colchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 260692 Refused

    Grove Farm, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing development to Erect a steel-framed and box profile steel-clad machinery shed for the storage and maintenance of tractors and other equipment used in land management. The building works

    Decided 12 Jun 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required (Approved)

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Colchester granted permission on 13 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 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.

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  • Grove Farm, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ

    260692 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 0m away

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing development to Erect a steel-framed and box profile steel-clad machinery shed for the storage and maintenance of tractors and other equipment used in land management. The building works

    Refused Lawful development
    Small domestic

  • Squirrels, Wick Road, Langham Essex CO4 5PE

    230481 Submitted 27 Feb 2023 343m away

    LOFT CONVERSION INCLUDING REAR FLAT ROOF DORMER WITH JULIET BALCONY AND FRONT PITCHED ROOF DORMERS (FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF CHIMNEY STACKS), SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH GLAZED ROOF LANTERN AND OAKFRAMED PORCH

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 5 docs
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  • Cherry Garden, Wick Road, Langham Essex CO4 5PE

    230368 Submitted 16 Feb 2023 343m away

    PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
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  • Keepers Cottage, School Road, Langham Colchester CO4 5PB

    230493 Submitted 28 Feb 2023 470m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~25 Apr

    Application to discharge conditions 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 & 12 of planningpermission 213145

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

  • Hunters End, School Road, Langham Colchester CO4 5PB

    261377 Submitted 27 Jul 2026 470m away

    82% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

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    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension

  • Keepers Cottage, School Road, Langham Essex CO4 5PB

    230720 Submitted 23 Mar 2023 470m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~18 May

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditionS 3, 4, 6, 7,10 (213145)

    Awaiting decision Conditions 7 docs

In Colchester

  • 260983 Granted

    Layer Hall Farm, Church Road, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0ET

    Application for prior approval under Class Q for the change of use of a former agricultural building to 6 self-contained dwellings.

    27 May 2026 Other
  • 260951 Refused

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    Prior Notification under Class ZA of the GPDO for the demolition of the existing Class E building and erection of a dwellinghouse.

    21 May 2026 Other
  • 261201 Granted

    Keepers Cottage, South Green Road, Fingringhoe Colchester CO5 7DP

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Formation, Alteration or Maintenance of Private Ways for Agricultural or Forestry use - Provision reliable all-weather access for farm machinery, crop inputs, harvesting operations, gr

    29 Jun 2026 Other
  • 261200 Granted

    P R Wormell Farms, Langenhoe Hall, Langenhoe Hall Lane, Langenhoe Colchester CO5 7NA

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Formation, Alteration or Maintenance of Private Ways for Agricultural or Forestry use

    29 Jun 2026 Other
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