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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465 approved · 94 refused · 13 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Pending Consideration26/05204/TPO

    T1 Oak & G1 x5 Yews- Reduce by 1m max. Reason: Overgrown

    Palmers Law Palmers House 75 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6JG

    Received 1 Oct 2026
  2. Pending Consideration26/01268/FUL

    First floor front, side and rear extension including raising the roof. Single storey front extension and external alterations.

    4 Rectory Close Stock Ingatestone Essex CM4 9BP

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  3. Pending Consideration26/01269/FUL

    Proposed Loft conversion. Proposed single storey rear extension with roof lights. Internal changes, and alterations to fenestration.

    11 Cowdrie Way Chelmer Village Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL

    Received 16 Sept 2026
  4. Pending Consideration26/01270/FUL

    Erection of electronic gate and gate piers

    Arundene Elm Green Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DW

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  5. Pending Consideration26/01271/LBC

    Replacement of rear windows.

    The Almshouses Stock Road Stock Ingatestone Essex

    Received 25 Sept 2026
  6. Pending Consideration26/01272/FUL

    Retrospective application for a compacted stone access track and small stone parking area, a single-story timber storage shed and the construction of an open-fronted timber storage shelter

    Field 4987 De Beauvoir Chase Downham Billericay Essex

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  7. Pending Consideration26/01273/FUL

    Single storey front, rear and side extensions. External alterations.

    Rose Cottage Moor Hall Lane Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4ER

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  8. Pending Consideration26/01274/FUL

    Proposed replacement front porch, removal of windows to side elevation and ground floor rear extension

    18 West Hanningfield Road Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 8JF

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  9. Pending Consideration26/05207/TPO

    T1 Oak - Reduce by 4m MAX. Reason: The span is very wide

    96 Swan Lane Wickford SS11 7DF

    Received 8 Oct 2026
  10. Pending Consideration26/00813/DOC/1

    Condition 4 - Contamination Condition 11 - Construction Environmental (ecological) Management Plan (CEMP)

    Bluebell Barn Graces Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4AY

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  11. Pending Consideration26/05695/CAT

    x1 Horse Chestnut Tree (Marked T398 on map) - Pollarding at 9m. Decay detection testing of main stem to monitored annually. Reason: To reduce wind load and crown weight. x1 Lime (Marked T397 on map) - Basal growth removal. Reason: For full inspection. Re-inspecting in six months.

    Car Parking Rear Of 142 To 148 New London Road Chelmsford

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  12. Pending Consideration26/01277/CLOPUD

    Installation of a new electrically operated vehicular entrance gate to the existing driveway access at the front boundary of the property.

    224 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6BN

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  13. Pending Consideration26/01278/FUL

    Single storey rear extension.Addition of first floor front dormer. Rear dormer extension and external alterations.

    21 Westbourne Grove Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 9RT

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  14. Pending Consideration26/01279/OUT

    Outline application for the development of 10 semi detached dwellings. Access and layout being sought, all other matters reserved.

    Land At Lodge Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex

    Received 6 Oct 2026
  15. Conditions Discharged26/00467/DOC/2

    Condition 4b - Written scheme of investigation for the programme of archaeological work

    The Millstone Main Road Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3PF

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  16. Pending Consideration26/01280/AG

    Agricultural Barn

    Baddow Park West Hanningfield Road Galleywood Chelmsford CM2 7SY

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  17. Pending Consideration26/01281/ADV

    x6 Signs fitted onto 'The Meadows' shopping centre building to direct customers to the new Hollywood Bowl store.

    Hollywood Bowl 22 - 25 The Meadows High Street Chelmsford CM2 6FD

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  18. Pending Consideration26/01282/FUL

    Demolition of conservatory and construction of two storey side and rear extension. Front porch and alterations to fenestration.

    248 Ongar Road Writtle Chelmsford CM1 3NZ

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  19. Pending Consideration09/01314/DOC/375

    Condition 38 - Hard Landscaping Works and Boundary Treatments Condition 39 - Soft Landscaping Works

    Greater Beaulieu Park White Hart Lane Springfield Chelmsford

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  20. Pending Consideration26/01283/FUL

    Proposed Conversion and Extension of Existing Detached Garage to Ancillary Annex Accommodation.

    2 Lionfield Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HQ

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  21. Pending Consideration26/01285/FUL

    Three new dwellings to replace existing stables and containers and associated works including landscaping and parking. Alterations to access and parking to the scheme proposed within 26/00479/FUL

    Dowsett Farm Dowsett Lane Ramsden Heath Billericay Essex CM11 1JL

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  22. Pending Consideration26/01287/FUL

    Three new dwellings and associated works including landscaping and parking.

    Site At Dowsett Farm Dowsett Lane Ramsden Heath Billericay Essex

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  23. Pending Consideration26/01288/LBC

    Application to replace single glazing with vacuum glazing

    106 The Street Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3NT

    Received 21 Sept 2026
  24. Pending Consideration26/05209/TPO

    W2 x1 Oak - Fell. Reason: Dead and overhanging lawns.

    The Maisonette Bicknacre Road Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4ES

    Received 21 Sept 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.

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