Stonefields Farm, Kelvedon Road, Inworth Colchester CO5 9SH Data via plota.co.uk

251540 - Full (8 Week Determination) Refused

Proposal

Construction of a 2 bedroom bungalow/chalet Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
28 Jul 2025
✗
Refused
18 Sept 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
30 Jan 2026

Refused on 18 Sept 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
National infrastructure project 23 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is 23 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

Building

Floor area190 m² (2,045 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Full (8 Week Determination)
Postcode
CO5 9SH
Received
18 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2025
Ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Parish
Messing cum Inworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
18 Sept 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 30 Jan 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3375455 ↗
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Colchester's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 15% of full applications here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
811decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Colchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Colchester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Aug 2025

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Land South of, Kelvedon Road, Inworth Colchester CO5 9SH
Change of use of land: agricultural field to dog walking field.
252477
2022
Park Farm, Kelvedon Road, Inworth Colchester CO5 9SH
Electricity Act 1989 - Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
221043
2022
Park Farm, Kelvedon Road, Inworth Colchester CO5 9SH
Electricity Act 1989 - Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009
221043
2019 Approved
Stonefields Farm, Stonefields Farm, Kelvedon Road, Inworth Colchester CO5 9SH
Front and rear extensions.
191009
2019 Approved
Stonefields Farm, Stonefields Farm, Kelvedon Road, Inworth Colchester CO5 9SH
Front and rear extensions.
191009
2016 Refused
Land adjacent, Columbyne Cottage, Kelvedon Road, Inworth Colchester CO5 9SH
Revised application for detached dwelling, access and landscaping.
161942
2016 Approved
Westacre, Kelvedon Road, Inworth Colchester CO5 9SH
Demolition of existing conservatory, two storey extension to existing dwelling and erecti…
161133
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. 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.