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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465 approved · 94 refused · 13 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Application Permitted26/00665/FUL

    Two storey side, rear and front extensions with porch. Internal and external alterations.

    10 Park Lane Ramsden Heath Billericay Essex CM11 1NF

    Received 21 May 2026
  2. Application Permitted26/00666/FUL

    Proposed detached leisure building.

    Grasmere Links Drive Chelmsford Essex CM2 9AW

    Received 21 May 2026
  3. Unknown22/00001/REQ/21

    Requirement 7 (Detailed Design Approval)

    Land North Of A12 East Of Waltham Road Boreham Chelmsford

    Received 21 May 2026
  4. Application Refused26/00667/FUL

    Single storey rear extension, conversion of existing car port and construction of front porch

    44 Wickham Crescent Chelmsford Essex CM1 4WD

    Received 29 May 2026
  5. Application Refused26/00668/FUL

    Erection of cart lodge garage.

    1 Wantz Cottages Ship Road West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8UZ

    Received 28 May 2026
  6. Application Permitted26/05112/TPO

    A2 - TPO/2005/041 Root severance for any roots in the area of piled foundations for a conservatory (SS-25-13957-D201- P1 Quickbase Layout Plan and Section BB) and mass concrete underpinning of house (SS-25-13957-D203-P1 Underpinning Layout Plan (Option 1) and SS-25-13957-D205-P1 Typical Underpinning Section and Notes

    33 Churchill Rise Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 6FD

    Received 3 Jun 2026
  7. Prior Approval Not Required26/00669/AG

    General purpose steel portal frame agricultural building and associated hard standing

    Land East Of Sewage Pumping Station Main Road Rettendon Chelmsford Essex

    Received 21 May 2026
  8. Application Permitted26/00670/FUL

    New double garage structure.

    Lingard Colemans Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DN

    Received 21 May 2026
  9. Application Permitted26/05113/TPO

    G1 Yew Tree (x1) - Reduce lower lateral growth (between ground level and 2 metres above ground level), ensuring that all pruning cuts are made just outside the branch collar avoiding flush cuts. Undertake tip pruning of the crown by up to 1 metre.. Reason: Maintenance.

    32 Romans Way Writtle Chelmsford Essex CM1 3EZ

    Received 21 May 2026
  10. Application Permitted26/00671/FUL

    Single storey side and rear extension and extension to existing patio area.

    Wateroak Ludgores Lane Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4JW

    Received 29 May 2026
  11. Application Permitted26/00672/FUL

    Part single, part two storey side extension. Front porch.

    80 Well Lane Galleywood Chelmsford Essex CM2 8QZ

    Received 27 May 2026
  12. Application Permitted26/00097/NMAT/1

    Non material amendment to planning permission - 26/00097/FUL (Increasing the roof pitch to enable a loft conversion with front and rear dormers) Alteration to rear dormer roof form to a flat roof. Alteration of rear dormer fenestration.

    9 Chislett Row Chelmsford Essex CM2 9QS

    Received 22 May 2026
  13. Conditions Discharged25/01680/DOC/1

    Condition 3 - Materials

    6 Green Close Chelmsford Essex CM1 7SL

    Received 22 May 2026
  14. Application Permitted26/00674/REM

    Application for reserved matters relating to 24/01602/OUT (Outline application for the erection of a shooting lodge. All matters reserved) for details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale.

    Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  15. Application Permitted26/00675/FUL

    Proposed new garage/storage

    2 Maltings Cottages Maltings Road Battlesbridge Wickford Essex SS11 7RG

    Received 22 May 2026
  16. Pending Consideration26/00676/FUL

    Erection of 9 dwellings with associated access, landscaping and parking

    Land At 87 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex

    Received 2 Jun 2026
  17. Application Permitted26/00677/LBC

    Remove the existing kitchen and install a new kitchen within the current dining room, plus the formation of a new doorway to access the pantry from the new kitchen and opening of the fireplace to insert a cooker.

    Bridge House Woodhill Road Sandon Chelmsford Essex CM2 7SG

    Received 22 May 2026
  18. Unknown22/00001/REQ/22

    Requirement 11 (Surface and foul water drainage)

    Land North Of A12 East Of Waltham Road Boreham Chelmsford

    Received 21 May 2026
  19. Conditions Discharged22/00001/REQ/23

    Requirement 15 (CTMP)

    Land North Of A12 East Of Waltham Road Boreham Chelmsford

    Received 21 May 2026
  20. Unknown22/00001/REQ/24

    Requirement 5 (Amendments)

    Land North Of A12 East Of Waltham Road Boreham Chelmsford

    Received 22 May 2026
  21. No Objection26/05646/CAT

    x1 Sawara Cypress. - Fell. Reason: Planted too close to property.

    Farthings Copt Hill Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4NN

    Received 22 May 2026
  22. Application Permitted26/00679/FUL

    Retrospective application for as built single storey extension to the former Stables and Car Port with raised parking space and pergola roof

    Mill House Margaretting Road Galleywood Chelmsford Essex CM2 8TS

    Received 25 May 2026
  23. Application Permitted26/00680/FUL

    Retrospective application for the erection of timber log cabin style summer house

    Mill House Margaretting Road Galleywood Chelmsford Essex CM2 8TS

    Received 25 May 2026
  24. Application Permitted26/05115/TPO

    G1 Oak x1 (comprised of double trunk) - Located closest to the house boundary with Burrows, Coleman Lane - Removal of dead wood and storm damage, prune branches to within 3m of house roof gutter. Crown reduce mid to lower crown of two oak tree trunks by 2-3m , blending into the profile of the upper tree trunk. Reason: Maintenance.

    13 The Rye Field Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4TR

    Received 8 Jun 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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