Planning application
Knights Farm, Swan Street, Chappel Colchester CO6 2EE
Works: Extension Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Part demolition and extension of the existing biomass building to provide additional storage space. Construction of a new building to provide dedicated storage for organic seasoning and packaging.
As published by the council, reference 261212
Application record
- Reference
- 261212
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Application Valid
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Chappel
- Postcode
- CO6 2EE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Colchester
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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
Documents on file for this application
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