The Beaulieu Park School Armistice Avenue Chelmsford Garden Community Chelmsford CM1 6DT Data via plota.co.uk

24/00792/NMAT/1 Pending

Proposal

Non-material amendment to application (Proposed sixth form building to serve the Beaulieu Park School. Building comprises a 2 storey block containing classrooms with associated offices, study areas, social spaces, and plant facilities. Access for students and staff room within the existing Beaulieu Park School. Hard and soft landscaping, additional parking and cycle spaces, included.) Condition 10 refers to the provision of 16 EV parking spaces. However, the approved site layout shows that 10 EV charging facilities are to be accommodated within the existing school car park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chelmsford decision performance
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