Thorrington Farm, Thorrington Farm, Winters Hill, Layer Marney Essex CO5 9XP
Proposal
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - proposed building.
- Received
- 29 December 2022
- Decided
- 24 January 2023 · Prior Approval Required (Approved)
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Marks Tey & Layer
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- ReceivedSubmitted29 Dec
- ValidatedValidated29 Dec
- Consult.Consultation20 Jan
- TargetTarget Date26 Jan
- DecidedDecided24 Jan
Decided in 26 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application at Thorrington Farm, Thorrington Farm, Winters Hill, Layer Marney Essex CO5 9XP. Colchester has handled 89 applications of this type and approves 76% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 26 days, 10 days quicker than Colchester's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Marks Tey & Layer. We hold 1,545 applications in total for the CO5 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (23)
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