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27 Straight Road, Boxted Colchester CO4 5HN

Awaiting decision Colchester 261233 Class R agricultural buildings to a flexible commercial use

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to a flexible use within Commercial/Business/Service (Class E). The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 20

As published by the council, reference 261233

Application record

Reference
261233
Type
Class R agricultural buildings to a flexible commercial use
Status
Application Valid
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Boxted
Postcode
CO4 5HN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jul 2026

    Received by Colchester

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 September 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Colchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Colchester decided less common application types in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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