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Red House Farm Harwich Road Little Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8ST

Granted Tendring 25/01469/FUL Full Application

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Construction of a building for storage and operations for landscape business and tree nursery (Classes B2 and B8 with ancillary office).

As published by the council, reference 25/01469/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/01469/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval - Full
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Decided
25 Feb 2026
Ward
The Bentleys & Frating
Parish
Little Bentley Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO7 8ST

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tendring register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01320/DISCON Decided

    Red House Farm Harwich Road Little Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8ST

    Discharge of conditions application for 25/01469/FUL - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan); Condition 4 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan); Condition 5 (Water, Energy and Resource Efficiency Measures); Condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy); Condition 7 (Lighting Design Strategy); Condition 8 (Construction Methodology); Condition 9 (Access Signage); and Condition 10 (Foul Water Drainage).

    Submitted 21 Aug 2026
  • 24/00786/COUNOT Granted

    Red House Farm Harwich Road Little Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8ST

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of agricultural building to a flexible commercial use - B8 storage.

    Decided 16 Jul 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by Tendring

  2. 6 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Approval - Full

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/01320/DISCON Decided

    Red House Farm Harwich Road Little Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8ST

    Discharge of conditions application for 25/01469/FUL - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan); Condition 4 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan); Condition 5 (Water, Energy and Resource Efficiency Measures); Condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy); Condition 7 (Lighting Design Strategy); Condition 8 (Construction Methodology); Condition 9 (Access Signage); and Condition 10 (Foul Water Drainage).

    Submitted 21 Aug 2026

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

27 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tendring granted permission on 25 February 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Red House Farm Harwich Road Little Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8ST

    26/01320/DISCON Submitted 21 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

    Discharge of conditions application for 25/01469/FUL - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan); Condition 4 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan); Condition 5 (Water, Energy and Resource Efficiency Measures); Condition 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy); Condition 7 (Lighting Design Strategy); Condition 8 (Construction Methodology); Condition 9 (Access Signage); and Condition 10 (Foul Water Drainage).

    Decided 14 docs

  • Red House Farm Harwich Road Little Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8ST

    24/00786/COUNOT Submitted 29 May 2024 50 yards away

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of agricultural building to a flexible commercial use - B8 storage.

    Granted Prior approval 15 docs

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