Planning application
Unit 2, The Black Barn, The Folley, Layer De La Haye Colchester CO2 0HZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use to a children's nursery.
As published by the council, reference 261304
Application record
- Reference
- 261304
- Type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Status
- Decision Issued
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
- Parish
- Layer de la Haye
- Postcode
- CO2 0HZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Colchester
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21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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