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Land At, Brook Road, Great Tey Colchester

260569Agricultural DeterminationRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 7 May 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required (Refused)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Erection of a Building for Agricultural. The Town and Country Planning(General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 6 - Dutch Barn - open sided to

Received
1 April 2026
Ward
Rural North
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.23 Apr
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Land At, Brook Road, Great Tey Colchester. Colchester has handled 89 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Colchester's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Rural North.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The scheme does not comply with The GPDO 2015 (as amended) Part 6, A.1.i and is therefore not permitted development. .

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Agricultural Determination
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2026
Consultation expiry
23 April 2026
Consultation end
23 April 2026
Target decision date
7 May 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Laura Pike
Statutory period
28 days

Appeal

Appeal result
l

Appeal history

6013132
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 14 September 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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