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Chelmsford City Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Chelmsford City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
1,058Searchable applications
305Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 559 approved or refused records
94Refused applications

465 approved · 94 refused · 13 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 2025 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 10 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas27 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas26 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

  1. Application Permitted26/00313/FUL

    First floor side window. Internal alterations.

    36 Golding Thoroughfare Chelmer Village Chelmsford Essex CM2 6TU

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  2. Application Permitted26/00314/FUL

    Proposed ground and first floor wrap-around extensions and internal alterations. Single storey front extension. Alterations to fenestration.

    94 Vicarage Lane Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 8JB

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  3. Application Refused26/00315/CUPAMA

    Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local authority is required for the change of use of upper floors of Class e space to form 41 residential apartments, with associated ground floor bin and cycle storage.

    220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR

    Received 10 Mar 2026
  4. Application Permitted26/00316/FUL

    Erection of steel framed and clad workshop building (Class E) and associated parking facilities

    Marsh Farm Visitor Attraction Marsh Farm Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5WP

    Received 18 May 2026
  5. Application Permitted25/00361/NMAT/1

    Non-material amendment to Planning Application - 25/00361/FUL (Single storey rear extension with alterations to roof, internal alterations and fenestration changes. Insertion of rear garden access gate) Reduction in size of kitchen and playroom windows.

    32 Howard Drive Chelmer Village Chelmsford Essex CM2 6PE

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  6. Application Refused26/00318/FUL

    Erection of a dwelling with formation of new access.

    24 Shelley Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 6ER

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  7. Application Refused26/00319/FUL

    Retrospective application for a detached outbuilding.

    35 Church Street Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7HX

    Received 11 Mar 2026
  8. Application Permitted26/00320/FUL

    Addition of dormer window to front elevation, single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage to home office. Alterations to fenestration.

    102 Sandford Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 6DH

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  9. Application Permitted26/00321/FUL

    Use of existing detached outbuilding as ancillary residential accommodation incidental to the main dwelling. Internal and external alterations including new rooflight and landscaping.

    Oakhanger Fitzwalter Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DZ

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  10. Application Permitted26/00322/CLEUD

    Certificate of lawfulness to regularise an existing single storey detached ancillary building adjacent to main house

    Oakhanger Fitzwalter Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DZ

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  11. Application Permitted26/00323/FUL

    Conversion of the double garage into self contained annexe. External alterations.

    2 Hawk Lane Rettendon Wickford Essex SS11 7RL

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  12. Application Permitted26/00324/FUL

    Proposed two storey side extension. 1x rooflight to rear.

    6 Plane Tree Close Chelmsford Essex CM2 9HT

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  13. Application Refused26/00325/CLOPUD

    Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of two storey rear extension and single storey side extension.

    40 Lodge Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3HB

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  14. Prior Approval Not Required26/00006/HHPA

    The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m.

    8 Arnhem Road Chelmsford CM1 2EN

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  15. Application Permitted26/00326/FUL

    Alteration to existing garage roof. New front porch and alterations to fenestration. Demolish and re-build front boundary wall, timber fence and gate. Alterations to driveway and new tree planting.

    Crows Farmhouse 189 Chignal Road Chelmsford CM1 2JE

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  16. Application Permitted26/00327/LBC

    Alteration to existing garage roof. New front porch and alterations to fenestration.

    Crows Farmhouse 189 Chignal Road Chelmsford CM1 2JE

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  17. Application Permitted26/05057/TPO

    TPO/2001/072 - T2 x1 Tulip Tree (Marked T005 on map) - Remove deadwood over 35mm, T3 x1 Beech (Marked T026 on map)- Decompact and feed using a Vogt Machine. TPO/2001/107 - W4 x2 Ash & x1 Dead/dying Hawthorn (Marked G010 on map) Fell, W4 x1 Lime (Marked T281 on Map) - Fell, W4 x1 Maple, x2 Lime, x1 Maple (Marked T296 & T302 & T305 & T308 on map) Remove deadwood over 35mm, W5 x2 Horse Chestnut Trees (Marked T201 & T202 on map) - Remove dead top, G2 x1 Robinia (Marked T216 on map) - Reduce height by 4m. Crown lift low canopy to 5m above ground level and Remove deadwood over 35mm. TPO/2002/071 - T1 x1 Beech (Marked T069 on map) - Reduce lowest limb on west side by 4m to side branches adjacent kerb edge. Remove deadwood over 35mm. TPO/2002/127 x1 Lime - (Marked T200 on map) - Reduce height by 10m to approximately 10m. Reason for all: General maintenance and health & safety works

    Broomfield Hospital Hospital Approach Broomfield Chelmsford CM1 7ET

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  18. Application Permitted25/00661/NMAT/1

    Non-material amendment to planning permission - 25/00661/FUL (Addition of a fa�ade on the western side of the building, addition of a parking deck and ramp to the eastern side of the building, replacement roof and lift overrun, replacement of boundary treatments and associated external works) Alteration of the material of the approved proposed external cladding and the colour of the approved proposed roof cladding and operational doors (amendment to condition 2

    Storage King Brook Street Chelmsford CM1 1UQ

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  19. Application Refused26/00329/FUL

    New formation of access

    14 Skreens Court Chelmsford Essex CM1 2JF

    Received 19 Mar 2026
  20. Pending Consideration26/00330/REM

    Application for the approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance, and landscaping) pursuant to outline planning permission 22/00311/OUT, comprising 190 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), internal roads, public open space (including children?s play space and SuDS), allotments, and a pumping station, together with associated landscaping and car parking.

    Land North Of South Woodham Ferrers Burnham Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford

    Received 18 Mar 2026
  21. Application Permitted26/00331/CLOPUD

    Single storey rear extension.

    86 Kelvedon Close Chelmsford Essex CM1 4DG

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  22. Application Permitted25/01051/NMAT/1

    Non-material amendment to Planning Application - 25/01051/FUL (Proposed single storey side and rear extensions. Including conversion of existing garage into a study and a new garage.) Retention of existing roof pitch and alteration to rear flat roof area

    34 Mayfield Road Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3EL

    Received 12 Mar 2026
  23. Pending Consideration26/00333/REM

    Application for the approval of reserved matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) in relation to outline application permission 09/01314/EIA for the construction of a shared pedestrian/cycle active travel path together with associated infrastructure, servicing and landscaping

    Land East Of Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex

    Received 13 Mar 2026
  24. Application Permitted26/00334/CLOPUD

    Proposed outbuilding for the incidental use of bungalow

    Remhur Cumming Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LW

    Received 13 Mar 2026

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Chelmsford City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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