One Beyond 22 - 25 The Meadows High Street Chelmsford CM2 6FD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00494/FUL Approved

Proposal

Application for the change of use from Class E(a) to allow 'Commercial, Business and Service Operations' within Classes E(a) and / or Class E(d). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument about 70 m away: Moulsham Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 44 m away: Chelmsford Baddow Road And River Can Conservation Area; Inside the Chelmsford built-up area; Flood defence about 47 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM2 6FD
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision date
14 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 34 days slower than Chelmsford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
68decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14845309
Planning Portal ref
PP-14845309
Comments by
24 Jun 2026
Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chelmsford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #167 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #188 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #23 of 296
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #19 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
164 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,304
Total decisions
168 refused in the year to March 2026