Land East Of Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00137/EIASO Decided
Schools, care & communityNew homes

Proposal

EIA Screening Opinion for Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access, for up to 160 dwellings (including affordable housing), public open space, landscaping, children's play area and all other associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Decided
26 May 2026

Decided on 26 May 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chatley, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 ↗
Public footpath about 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
National infrastructure project about 651 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 651 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Great Leighs built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM3 1ND
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Target decision
19 Feb 2026
Decision date
26 May 2026

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 19 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EM-2600137
Comments by
6 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Land At 51 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Non-material amendment to planning permission 15/01589/FUL (New dwelling and detached gar…
15/01589/NMAT/1
2019 Approved
Land At 51 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Non-material amendment to planning permission 15/01589/FUL (New dwelling and detached gar…
15/01589/NMAT/1
2019 Approved
Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
The installation of new fencing to boundaries and modification of existing fence lines.
19/00184/FUL
2019 Approved
Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
The installation of new fencing to boundaries and modification of existing fence lines.
19/00184/FUL
2019 Approved
54 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford CM3 1NE
Alterations and additions to fenestration to allow wheelchair access to the building.
19/00668/FUL
2019 Approved
54 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford CM3 1NE
Alterations and additions to fenestration to allow wheelchair access to the building.
19/00669/LBC
2019 Approved
54 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford CM3 1NE
Alterations and additions to fenestration to allow wheelchair access to the building.
19/00669/LBC
2019 Approved
Bus Shelter Outside 51 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Digital advert on the real-time passenger information screen located at the bus stop.
19/00703/ADV
2019 Approved
Bus Shelter Outside 51 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Digital advert on the real-time passenger information screen located at the bus stop.
19/00703/ADV
2018 Decided
Land At 51 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Conditions 5 - Finished Levels; Condition 6 - Programme of Archaeological Work
15/01589/DOC/1
2017 Approved
Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
Internal alterations including relevelling of floor.
17/01580/LBC
2017 Approved
Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
Internal alterations including relevelling of floor.
17/01580/LBC
2016 Withdrawn
Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
Retrospective application for the installation of new fencing to boundaries.
16/01587/FUL
2016 Refused
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Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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