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Flint Farm, Ponders Road, Fordham Colchester

231057Agricultural DeterminationPermitted
Prior approval

Proposal

Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - proposed building.

Received
30 April 2023
Decided
27 June 2023 · Prior Approval Required (Approved)
Ward
Rural North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received30 Apr
  2. Validated5 Jun
  3. Consult.19 Jun
  4. Target3 Jul
  5. Decided27 Jun

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Colchester73% of other applications approved

This is a planning application at Flint Farm, Ponders Road, Fordham Colchester. Colchester has handled 89 applications of this type and approves 76% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 3 weeks longer than Colchester's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Rural North.

Application Details

Reference
231057
Address
Flint Farm, Ponders Road, Fordham Colchester
Local Authority
Colchester
Application Type
Agricultural Determination
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decision Issued
Ward
Rural North
Parish
Fordham

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
30 April 2023
Consultation Expiry
19 June 2023
Target Decision Date
3 July 2023
Date Decided
27 June 2023
Date Validated
5 June 2023
Date Submitted
30 April 2023
Consultation End
19 June 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval Required (Approved)
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

UPRN
8901442
Documents
7
Coordinates
51.930300, 0.806784
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Colchester

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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)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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