The Meadows High Street Chelmsford Data via plota.co.uk

26/00190/ADV Refused

Proposal

Proposed internally illuminated 2 sided digital signage totem. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
31 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
8 Sept 2026

Refused on 31 Mar 2026 · Last checked 6 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 106 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 62 m away: Chelmsford Baddow Road And River Can Conservation Area; Flood defence about 24 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Chelmsford built-up area.
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 6RB
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision date
31 Mar 2026
Appeal
Dismissed · 8 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009587 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 5 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 55 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 13% of signs and adverts here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14683105
Planning Portal ref
PP-14683105
Comments by
20 Mar 2026
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 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