Home Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG Data via plota.co.uk

261188 - Listed Building Application Valid
Change of useDemolitionListed buildingsNew homes

Proposal

Conversion of an existing barn to create a residential dwelling on thefirst floor and non-residential space used in association with the management of the wider landholding on the ground floor, plus removal of modern extension and lean-to additions, and Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Sept 2026, from Colchester's recent listed building consent.

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Listed Building
Postcode
CO5 7QG
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Mersea & Pyefleet

Decision outlook

Day 57 of the 56-day target. Colchester usually decides listed building consent by day 67.

Day 5710 days to the predicted decision (day 67)
39%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →

Historical activity at this location

36 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Remove temporary/broken Heras gates/fence (currently 1 metre from road) and replace with…
251109
2022 Approved
Renovation of farm house, erection of garden room extension, erection of cart lodge.
221664
2022 Approved
Renovation of farm house, erection of garden room extension, erection of cart lodge.
221663
2022 Approved
Renovation of farm house, erection of garden room extension, erection of cart lodge.
221664
2022 Approved
Renovation of farm house, erection of garden room extension, erection of cart lodge.
221663
2022
Demolition of modern lean-to structures. Conversion of barn (grade II) to dwellinghouse c…
221655
2022
Demolition of modern lean-to structures. Conversion of barn (grade II) to dwellinghouse c…
221654
2022
Demolition of modern lean-to structures. Conversion of barn (grade II) to dwellinghouse c…
221655
2022
Demolition of modern lean-to structures. Conversion of barn (grade II) to dwellinghouse c…
221654
2021 Refused
Listed building application for demolition of modern lean-to structures. Conversion of ba…
211342
2021 Refused
Demolition of modern lean-to structures. Conversion of barn (grade II) to dwellinghouse c…
211341
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Repair and reinstatement works to the C20 extension to the west of the property, minor re…
250981
2024 Approved
1 Rose Inn Cottages, Mersea Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7QG
Application for change of use of existing garage to short term holidayletting full planni…
240118
2024 Approved
1 Rose Inn Cottages, Mersea Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7QG
Application for change of use of existing garage to short term holidayletting full planni…
240118
2024 Approved
Kemps Farmhouse, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - proposed agr…
240258
2024 Approved
Kemps Farmhouse, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - proposed agr…
240258
2023 Approved
Kemps Farmhouse, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - proposed agr…
232929
2023 Approved
Kemps Farmhouse, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Application for prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - proposed agr…
232929
2023 Approved
Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Amended layout and design to commercial building approved under application 231193 to for…
232815
2023 Approved
Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Amended layout and design to commercial building approved under application 231193 to for…
232815
2023 Approved
Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
The erection of a replacement purpose built commercial building for use class E and B8 pu…
231193
2023 Approved
Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
The erection of a replacement purpose built commercial building for use class E and B8 pu…
231193
2023 Approved
Rose Inn Nurseries, Mersea Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7QG
Application for a lawful development certificate for prosed single storey flat roof exten…
231451
2023 Approved
Rose Inn Nurseries, Mersea Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7QG
Application for a lawful development certificate for prosed single storey flat roof exten…
231451
2023 Approved
The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7QG
Proposed new replacement dwelling, consisting of 4 bedroom detached property and detached…
230582
2023 Approved
The Bungalow, Mersea Road, Peldon Essex CO5 7QG
Proposed new replacement dwelling, consisting of 4 bedroom detached property and detached…
230582
2022 Approved
The Olde House, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Construction of single storey sun lounge to east side of two storey cottage.
222034
2022 Approved
The Olde House, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Construction of single storey sun lounge to east side of two storey cottage.
222034
2022 Refused
Land between The Bungalow and, Plovers, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Outline application for the demolition of an existing building and erection of a detached…
220306
2022 Refused
Land between The Bungalow and, Plovers, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Outline application for the demolition of an existing building and erection of a detached…
220306
2021 Approved
1 Rose Inn Cottages, Mersea Road, Peldon CO5 7QG
First floor conversion of existing double garage into study/gym
213500
2019 Approved
Whitethorn, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Proposed Single Storey Side Extension
191349
2019 Approved
Whitethorn, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Proposed Single Storey Side Extension
191349
2017 Approved
Homeview, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Loft conversion, single-storey granny annexe, triple garage and workshop, conversion of e…
171669
2017 Approved
Homeview, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Loft conversion, single-storey granny annexe, triple garage and workshop, conversion of e…
171669
2016 Approved
Plovers, Mersea Road, Peldon Colchester CO5 7QG
Single-storey rear extension and alterations to ground floor. Provision of new window to…
163198
Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings