Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch

This site has had 6 applications since 2025.

• 250851 Awaiting decision

  Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch

  Essex County Council consultation for ESS/31/24/COL/BGP1 Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to planning permission ref: ESS/31/24/COL (Change of use of agricultural land to a waste management use and constructionof a concrete pad to enable the extension of g

  Submitted 11 Apr 2025 Other
• 250840 Awaiting decision

  Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch

  Essex County Council consultation for ESS/31/24/COL/22/01 Details pursuant to condition 22 (Forming, planting and maintenance of soil bunds) of planning permission ref: ESS/31/24/COL (Change of use of agricultural land to a waste management use and const

  Submitted 11 Apr 2025 Other
• 250839 Awaiting decision

  Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch

  Essex County Council Consultation (ESS/31/24/COL/20/01) for Details pursuant to condition 20 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) of planning permission ref: ESS/31/24/COL (Change of use of agricultural land to a waste management use and construction

  Submitted 11 Apr 2025 Other
• 250836 Awaiting decision

  Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch

  Essex County Council Consultation (ESS/31/24/COL/15/01) for Details pursuant to condition 15 (Landscape Scheme) of planning permission ref: ESS/31/24/COL (Change of use of agricultural land to a waste management use and construction of a concrete pad to

  Submitted 11 Apr 2025 Other
• 250850 Awaiting decision

  Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch

  Essex County Council consultation for ESS/31/24/COL/25/01 Details pursuant to condition 25 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of planningpermission ref: ESS/31/24/COL (Change of use of agricultural land to awaste management use and construction of a concr

  Submitted 11 Apr 2025 Other

1. 13 Jul 2026

   Received by Colchester

2. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 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.

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.

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.

• 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

  Old Bourchiers Hall, New Road, Aldham Colchester CO6 3QT

  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
• 261073 Granted

  Grove Farm, Grove Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PJ

  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

  15 Jun 2026 Other