Planning application
Whitehouse Farm Church Road Thorrington Colchester Essex CO7 8HS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval Application under Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for farm work shop
As published by the council, reference 26/01376/AGRIC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01376/AGRIC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Determination prior approval not reqred
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Alresford & Elmstead
- Parish
- Thorrington Parish Council
- Postcode
- CO7 8HS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tendring register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00803/FUL Awaiting decision
Whitehouse Farm Church Road Thorrington Colchester Essex CO7 8HS
Planning Application - Installation of a 250kW ground mounted solar panel array to provide electrical power to the farm to aid its salad growing business and reduce its grid-dependency.
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20/00908/FUL Granted
Whitehouse Farm Church Road Thorrington Colchester Essex CO7 8HS
Proposed erection of a general agricultural building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Tendring
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Determination prior approval not reqred
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16 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tendring granted permission on 16 September 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 this record
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