Springfield Farm, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN
Approved on 27 March 2024
Council decision: Prior Approval Required (Approved)
Proposal
Application for prior approval for the conversion of agricultural building to 5 new dwellings (resubmission of 232116)
- Received
- 2 February 2024
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Rural North
- ReceivedReceived2 Feb
- ValidatedValidated2 Feb
- Consult.Consultation26 Feb
- TargetTarget Date29 Mar
- DecidedDecided27 Mar
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Springfield Farm, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN. Colchester has handled 89 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the Town Centre and Seafront conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural North. We hold 1,001 applications in total for the CO4 postcode area.
85% of all applications at Colchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CO4 5PN
- Application type
- COU Agricultural buildings to residential dwellinghouse
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Langham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 February 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 26 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 26 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 29 March 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100091244204
- Documents
- 36
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202616 Jun
Application to discharge condition 13 (CMS), 15 (RMS) and BNG of planning permission 251799
ApprovedDischarge of conditions261106 - 202520 Aug
Erection of six dwellings and associated works (following the demolition of an existing dwelling and…
ApprovedFull (13 Week Determination)251799 - 202517 Feb
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultura Building…
ApprovedOther250320 - 20234 Sep
Application for prior approval for the conversion of agricultural building to 5 new dwellings
WithdrawnOther232116 - 200119 Jul
Demolition of existing intensive pig rearing shed. Erection of new duck rearing shed. Extension of existing…
ApprovedFullF/COL/01/1141
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Nearby applications
- Springfield Farm, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN232116 · OtherWithdrawn0.0 mi
- Springfield Farm, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN261106 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Springfield Farm, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN250320 · OtherApproved0.0 mi
- Springfield Farm, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN251799 · FullApproved0.0 mi
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