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Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

Awaiting decision Tendring 26/01512/AGRIC Agricultural Determinations

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Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required under Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for erection of an agricultural general-purpose grain, potato and machinery store.

As published by the council, reference 26/01512/AGRIC

Application record

Reference
26/01512/AGRIC
Type
Agricultural Determinations
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
The Bentleys & Frating
Parish
Great Bentley Parish Council
Postcode
CO7 8RS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tendring register

This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/00938/NMA Granted

    Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    Non-Material Amendment to application reference 21/01560/FUL (allowed on appeal) to allow for Plots 1 and 2 to be handed (House Type 8) and Plots 3, 4 and 5 to be amended to square bays (House Type 7).

    Decided 19 Jul 2024 Amendments
  • 24/00641/AGRIC Granted

    Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    Prior Approval Application under Part 6, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of one pair of general purpose agricultural buildings.

    Decided 16 May 2024 Other
  • 23/01476/ADV Refused

    Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    Two V formation non-illuminated sign boards installed outside the hedgeline facing the A133 next to entrance gates.

    Decided 12 Jan 2024 Advertising
  • 22/01734/TELLIC Granted

    Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    Proposed replacement of 3no. antennas, installation of 2no. 300mm transmission dishes, 9no. RRU's, 1no. GPS module and removal and addition of ancillary equipment.

    Decided 10 Nov 2022 Telecoms
  • 22/01699/TELLIC Granted

    Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    Proposed upgrade to existing radio base station installation.

    Decided 21 Oct 2022 Telecoms
  • 22/00695/FUL Refused

    Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    Proposed revised application for the construction of a new mixed use building consisting of medical wellness and polyfunctional facilities E (e) and retail (Use Class E(a)) alongside associated vehicle access, parking, landscaping and other associated works.

    Decided 22 Jul 2022 Full applications
  • 22/00278/DISCON Granted

    Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    Discharge of conditions 13 (Residential travel information pack) and 16 (Fibre optic broadband connection) of application 16/00133/OUT.

    Decided 12 Jul 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by Tendring

  2. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Tendring took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tendring for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tendring's median decision took 55 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land at Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Essex CO7 8RS

    26/00530/DISCON Submitted 31 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions application for 24/00486/FUL (APP/P1560/W/25/3369845) - Condition 3 (External Surfaces Materials), Condition 6 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), Condition 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), Condition 8 (Water, Energy and Resource Efficiency), Condition 10 (Cycle Parking), Condition 11 (Vehicle Parking), Condition 12 (Sound Insulation Measures), and Condition 13 (Visibility Splays).

    Granted Conditions 16 docs
  • Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    24/00938/NMA Submitted 24 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Non-Material Amendment to application reference 21/01560/FUL (allowed on appeal) to allow for Plots 1 and 2 to be handed (House Type 8) and Plots 3, 4 and 5 to be amended to square bays (House Type 7).

    Granted Amendments 19 docs
  • Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    22/01699/TELLIC Submitted 7 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Proposed upgrade to existing radio base station installation.

    Granted Telecoms 7 docs
  • Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    22/00278/DISCON Submitted 11 Feb 2022 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 13 (Residential travel information pack) and 16 (Fibre optic broadband connection) of application 16/00133/OUT.

    Granted Conditions 3 docs
  • Land at Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Essex CO7 8RS

    26/00381/DISCON Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions application for 24/00486/FUL (APP/P1560/W/25/3369845) - Condition 4 (Construction Method Statement) and Condition 5 (Surface Water Strategy)

    Granted Conditions 18 docs
  • Admirals Farm Heckfords Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8RS

    22/01734/TELLIC Submitted 14 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Proposed replacement of 3no. antennas, installation of 2no. 300mm transmission dishes, 9no. RRU's, 1no. GPS module and removal and addition of ancillary equipment.

    Granted Telecoms 2 docs

In Tendring

  • 26/00878/AGRIC Withdrawn

    Allens Farm Tye Road Elmstead Colchester Essex CO7 7BN

    Application to determine if prior approval is required under Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for agricultural storage building.

    Received 8 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Other
  • 26/00728/CMTR Decided

    Essex County Council Waste Transfer Station Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7SL

    Installation of soil screener and associated storage clamps for the provision of screening 4000 tons of soil per annum.

    Received 7 May, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Other
  • 26/00790/AGRIC Granted

    Park Farm Hilliards Road Great Bromley Colchester Essex CO7 7US

    Prior Approval Application under Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for new barn

    Received 21 May, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Other
  • 26/00220/OHL Decided

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    Received 10 Feb, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Other
  • 25/01397/CMTR Granted

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    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Other