Bethel Tabernacle South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00104/FUL Approved
Change of useListed buildingsNew homes

Proposal

Conversion of existing chapel into 1 dwelling with Internal and external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jan 2026
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Approved
19 Mar 2026

Approved on 19 Mar 2026 · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Inside the Coalhill 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £265,000 in March 2025. Other property, freehold.

5 March 2025£265,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
CM3 8HE
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Target decision
20 Mar 2026
Decision date
19 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 69% 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-14640648
Planning Portal ref
PP-14640648
Comments by
27 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Conversion of existing chapel into 1 dwelling with construction of a new front porch and…
25/01045/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Meadowland Rickstones Farm South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HQ
Change of use of land to keeping of horses and erection of stables ancillary to that use…
25/00431/FUL
2022 Refused
Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Proposed detached double garage.
22/00537/CLOPUD
2022 Refused
Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Proposed detached double garage.
22/00537/CLOPUD
2021 Refused
Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
New double garage and formation of new vehicular accesses.
21/01591/FUL
2021
Silverwood South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Rear extension
21/00533/CLOPUD
2019 Approved
Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Proposed single storey side extensions to "original house" and porch enclosure.
19/01978/CLOPUD
2019 Approved
Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Proposed single storey side extensions to "original house" and porch enclosure.
19/01978/CLOPUD
2019 Approved
Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wa…
19/00011/HHPA
2019 Approved
Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wa…
19/00011/HHPA
2018 Refused
Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common South Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Single storey rear and two storey side extension.
18/01806/FUL
2017 Approved
Braeside South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Variation of Conditions 3 and 7 of the planning reference 13/00499/FUL (Demolition of exi…
13/00499/MAT
2017 Approved
Braeside South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Variation of Conditions 3 and 7 of the planning reference 13/00499/FUL (Demolition of exi…
13/00499/MAT
2016 Refused
Land North Of Bramble Lodge Chalk Street Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8DA
Construction of a chalet bungalow
16/02056/FUL
2016 Refused
Land At Rickstones Farm South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Chelmsford Essex
Construction of 2 two storey 4-bedroom residential dwellings with detached garages. New A…
16/01415/OUT
2016 Refused
Land At Burleigh South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex
Construction of a new detached chalet bungalow with detached double garage. Use of existi…
16/01037/FUL
2016 Refused
Land At Braeside South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Chelmsford Essex
Proposed detached chalet style dwelling.
16/00726/OUT
2016 Approved
Braeside South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Common Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HE
Non-material amendment to planning permission 13/00499/FUL (Demolition of existing dwelli…
13/00499/NMAT/3
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

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