Land at, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH Data via plota.co.uk
260122 - County Matter
Application Valid
Proposal
Essex County Council consultation Details pursuant to Condition 9 (Travel Plan) of planning permission Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
21 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Feb 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Feb 2026.
Site constraints 5
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1351 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Fordham (Colchester) built-up area; Priority habitat 27 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- County Matter
- Postcode
- CO6 3AH
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Wormingford
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 18 Feb 2026
- Applicant
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Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Essex County Council consultation ESS/84/25/COL for provision of onsite recycling storage…
2025
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Change of use of land from part agriculture to employment to provide amix of agriculture…
2024
Approved
Greenacres, Warehouse, Packards Lane Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AH
Retrospective application for the retention of welfare facilities onsite for a temporary…
2024
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Essex County Council consultation ESS/26/24/COL - Retrospective application for the reten…
2024
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Essex County Council consultation ESS/26/24/COL - Retrospective application for the reten…
2024
Approved
Greenacres, Warehouse, Packards Lane Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AH
Retrospective application for the retention of welfare facilities onsite for a temporary…
2024
CSH Environmental Ltd, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL CONSULTATION FOR: Continuation of waste handling without compliance…
2024
CSH Environmental Ltd, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL CONSULTATION FOR: Continuation of waste handling without compliance…
2023
Approved
Paul Flatman LTD, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
New concrete hardstanding (Retrospective) and change of use to commercial storage and par…
2023
Approved
Paul Flatman LTD, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
New concrete hardstanding (Retrospective) and change of use to commercial storage and par…
2023
Approved
Colchester Skip Hire Ltd, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Application for installation of roof mounted solar PV equipment (Part retrospective)
2023
Approved
Colchester Skip Hire Ltd, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Application for installation of roof mounted solar PV equipment (Part retrospective)
2022
Approved
Slade CSH Environmental Ltd, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL CONSULTATION FOR: Retrospective application for relocation of the ex…
2022
Approved
Slade CSH Environmental Ltd, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL CONSULTATION FOR: Retrospective application for relocation of the ex…
2021
Approved
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
ECC Consultation ESS/11/21/COL: Removal/variation of condition 11 (HGVMovement Times) of…
2020
Land adj to, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Essex County Consultation for : Proposed external and internal alterations at the existin…
2020
Land adj to, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Essex County Consultation for : Proposed external and internal alterations at the existin…
2020
Approved
Land To West Of, Colchester Skip Hire, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Essex County Council consultation ESS/04/20/COL for: Continuation of waste cycling facili…
2020
Approved
Land To West Of, Colchester Skip Hire, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Essex County Council consultation ESS/04/20/COL for: Continuation of waste cycling facili…
2019
Approved
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AH
Continuation of use of waste recycling facility without compliance with condition 11 (HGV…
2017
Refused
Paul Flatman Farms, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Proposed storage building
2017
Refused
Paul Flatman Farms, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Proposed storage building
2016
Approved
Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Application made to Essex County Council for the redevelopment of a Timber recycling comp…
2016
Approved
Colchester Skip Hire, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Application made to Essex County Council - variation of condition 4 (receipt and handling…
2016
Colchester Skip Hire, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford Colchester CO6 3AH
Application made to Essex County Council for a variation of condition 4 (receipt and hand…
Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Colchester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #43 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Colchester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Colchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #245 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #255 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #43 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #39 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
89 decided
1,074
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026
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