St Johns Church Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0JD Data via plota.co.uk

23/00993/NMAT/1 Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-material amendment to Planning Application - (Proposed new path around the churchyard. Reduction of entrance wall and installation of four granite cubes. Installation of a bike rack and benches. Creation of a community vegetable garden and a quiet garden with a wall mosaic.) 1. Non-installation of granite cubes 2. Rebuild two front walls either side of the entrance to half their original length - 2 brick width with a simplified capping and at a lower height than the remaining original walls, which is equivalent to what it replaces. Brick piers to match the existing piers - Flemish bond with matching half round coping (conditions 3 and 5 of the original planning permission will apply). Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
11 May 2026

Approved on 11 May 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

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Associated applications 3

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    Conditions 3, 5 discharged

Site constraints 3

Chelmsford Moulsham Street Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Moulsham War Memorial, Grade II, about 31 m from the postcode pin · 10 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chelmsford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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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Other new applications on this street

9 Jun 2026Approved

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM2 0JD
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Target decision
13 May 2026
Decision date
11 May 2026

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14840603
Planning Portal ref
PP-14840603

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Condition 4 - Details of the junctions of the gravel grid
23/00993/DOC/2
2024 Approved
Condition 3 - Materials
23/00993/DOC/1
2024 Approved
Condition 3 - Materials
23/00993/DOC/1
2023 Approved
Proposed new path around the churchyard. Reduction of entrance wall and installation of f…
23/00993/FUL
2023 Approved
Proposed new path around the churchyard. Reduction of entrance wall and installation of f…
23/00993/FUL
2023 Approved
Proposed new rear entrance door and paving.
23/00447/FUL
Within ~100m

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ERECTION OF ILLUMINATED AND NON-ILLUMINATED SIGNS TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING
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2022 Withdrawn
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Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings