Alpaca Acres, The Laurels, Chappel Road, Great Tey Colchester CO6 1JR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retention of building for conversion into a veterinary, staff and training facility in connection with the agricultural holding Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Colchester's recent agricultural works.
Site constraints 3
Checked on 13 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £52,500 in November 2017. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Colchester
- Application type
- Full (8 Week Determination)
- Postcode
- CO6 1JR
- Received
- 8 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Rural North
- Parish
- Great Tey
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 19 of the 56-day target. Colchester usually decides agricultural works by day 28.
Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 3 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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