Jodi Cottage, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN
Refused on 25 June 2026
Council decision: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
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Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Use for proposed erection of apolytunnel measuring approximately 6 metres by 30 metres for agricultural use.
- Received
- 21 April 2026
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Rural North
- ReceivedReceived21 Apr
- ValidatedValidated30 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Jun
- DecidedDecided25 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application at Jodi Cottage, Nightingale Hill, Langham Colchester CO4 5PN. Colchester has handled 293 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Colchester's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.
75% of outline 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
- Certificate of Lawful Use - Proposed
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Langham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 June 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal
- Appeal result
- l
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100091244201
Site 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.
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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20199 Jul
Garage conversion; replace garage door with UPVC double glazed window and door to the front with a brick…
ApprovedFull (8 Week Determination)191792 - 201423 Oct
Continued use of part of existing building and associated yard for storage and distribution of wine (Use…
RefusedFull (8 Week Determination)146162
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