43 Violet Close Springfield Chelmsford CM1 6XG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00356/FUL Refused
Change of useSchools, care & communityExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Childrens home (Class C2) with internal alterations and addition of side window and door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
11 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 May 2026 · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1430 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme; 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 3

Last sold for £170,995 in July 2004. Detached house, freehold.

28 July 2004£170,995
17 September 1999£84,000
19 June 1998£80,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM1 6XG
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision date
11 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 31% 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-14785066
Planning Portal ref
PP-14785066
Comments by
27 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.