Chelmsford planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Chelmsford City Council, updated daily. Chelmsford City Council received 562 planning applications in the last 90 days, 15 of them major schemes. 86% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 49 days.
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Recent applications in Chelmsford
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The Planning Inspectorate Chelmsford Bypass Chelmsford Essex
Dengie energy park NSIP, Development Consent Order observations, Chelmsford. Council observations to the Planning Inspectorate on a proposed Dengie Peninsula energy park, pre-consent. Renewables, groundworks, cabling and drainage packages would follow consent, so early supplier engagement is…
RenewablesGroundworksM&E
Land Adjacent 71 Park Lane Ramsden Heath Billericay Essex
Five-dwelling new-build scheme, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, full application. Erects five homes on a plot beside 71 Park Lane at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local subcontractors, and Chelmsford's market at 1.28 times the national average…
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
64 School Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1QN
Basement and loft variation to a Billericay replacement dwelling, Chelmsford. Section 73 amendment to approved 25/01668/FUL, adding basement, loft use, revised rear glazing and basement services stair. Basement excavation and groundworks, structural steel, rear glazing and services M&E are the…
GroundworksBrickworkSteel
Land North Of Hilltops Southend Road Sandon Chelmsford Essex
Two-dwelling new build with garages and new access, Sandon, Chelmsford. Two new homes with garages and a newly formed access off Southend Road, at full application stage. Groundworks for foundations and the access, plus brickwork, roofing and drainage packages, suit local small-scale subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Prospect Cottages Ongar Road West Writtle Chelmsford Essex
Outline scheme for up to four homes at Prospect Cottages, West Writtle, Chelmsford. Establishes principle only, with layout, scale, access and appearance all reserved for later approval. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages become tenderable once reserved matters follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Stonecroft Helmons Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8UW
Single replacement dwelling scheme with demolition, Chelmsford, full application stage. Demolishes an existing house and garage, then builds one replacement dwelling with integral garage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork open the package, with roofing, M&E and joinery following for local…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Maldon District Council Chelmsford Essex CM9 5DL
Single detached dwelling with landscaping, Woodham Mortimer, Essex. One new-build home on a plot off Southend Road, submitted as an observations consultation. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local small builders, with hard landscaping to follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Maldon District Council Chelmsford Essex CM9 5DL
Two-dwelling conversion and extension, Woodham Mortimer, full application. Splits Woodside Cottage into two semi-detached homes with extensions and landscaping. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks for the extension, plus joinery and drainage for two units, suit local trades.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Restawhile Meadow Lane Runwell Wickford Essex SS11 7DX
Single chalet bungalow replacement scheme, Runwell, full application stage. Demolishes Restawhile on Meadow Lane, Runwell, and builds one three-bedroom chalet bungalow at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages are open for small local contractors.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Great Oaks Main Road Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3PA
Single-dwelling replacement scheme after workshop demolition, Little Waltham, full application. Demolishes an existing workshop and builds one new house on the plot at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages open first, with drainage and M&E connections for…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Blue Barnes Farm Mill Lane Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1PS
New cattle barn at Blue Barnes Farm, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, at full application stage. Adds a free-standing agricultural building on a working farm plot, with no residential element. Steel portal frame, cladding and concrete groundworks are the packages suited to agricultural building…
GroundworksSteelCladding
The Black Bull Main Road Margaretting Ingatestone Essex CM4 9JA
Pub car park extension retention, Margaretting. Regularises a car park extension already formed at The Black Bull, with minor landscape planting, at full application stage. Groundworks, surfacing and planting subcontractors may be needed to remediate or finish the edges.
GroundworksHard landscaping
Hyde Hall Creephedge Lane Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 8ET
Underground water pipework scheme, Hyde Hall, Chelmsford, full application. Installs buried water pipe runs across the Hyde Hall estate, a rural site outside the built-up area. Trenching, pipe laying and backfill are the packages open to groundworks and drainage subcontractors.
GroundworksDrainage
Currock Engineering 1 - 11 Tattersall Way Chelmsford Essex CM1 3UB
Substation and external staircase fit-out at Chelmsford engineering site, full application. Creates a new doorway and first-floor metal staircase in an existing Tattersall Way unit, housing a substation. Steel fabrication, masonry opening works and substation electrical packages are the openings…
SteelBrickworkM&E
Step Start Chelmsford Station House 27 - 30 Railway Street Chelmsford CM1 1QS
Retrospective nursery play area and parking scheme, Chelmsford. Retains pergolas, artificial grass and fencing for a day nursery's outdoor play area, adding parking, cycle stands and bin store. Landscaping, timber fencing and shade-sail fixings are the open packages for local contractors.
Hard landscapingJoinery
Planning appeals in Chelmsford City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Chelmsford City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Chelmsford City Council, raw rate
20.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
9.1 percentage points below expected. Chelmsford City Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
709 appeals counted, 667 judged either way (135 allowed, 532 dismissed), 42 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 19.8% | 28.8% | 398 | 393 | 78 |
| Householder (HAS) | 23.2% | 35.6% | 158 | 155 | 36 |
| Enforcement Notice | 5.4% | 13.5% | 78 | 56 | 3 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 31.6% | 20.6% | 21 | 19 | 6 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 36.8% | 36.9% | 20 | 19 | 7 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 27.3% | 36% | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 20% | 33.3% | 10 | 10 | 2 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | None judged | 27.6% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | None judged | 31.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Chelmsford City Council
Chelmsford City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Chelmsford City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent23 homes
- Affordable rent12 homes
- Shared ownership14 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Chelmsford City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder88% (329 decided)
- other91% (111 decided)
- residential67% (60 decided)
- commercial83% (40 decided)
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