Merryfields Marks Farm Lane Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
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 3.63m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.98m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Jun 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £340,000 in April 2026. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Postcode
- CM3 8HF
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Target decision
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decision date
- 2 Jun 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, 19 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14885321
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14885321
- Comments by
- 1 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Chelmsford is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #23 out of 296. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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