Maple Cottage Bicknacre Road Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00036/FUL Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Formation of new access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jan 2026
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Approved
12 Mar 2026

Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 4

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
SSSI about 233 m away: Danbury Common SSSI; Inside the Bicknacre 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 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 4EP
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision date
12 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
698decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14609061
Planning Portal ref
PP-14609061
Comments by
20 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Non-material amendment for planning application 23/01621/FUL:- (Proposed new detached dwe…
23/01621/NMAT/1
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Land At Hillbrook Bicknacre Road Bicknacre Chelmsford
Proposed new detached dwelling in the garden of an existing bungalow. Demolition of the e…
23/01621/FUL
2022 Approved
Poplar Farm Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4EP
Condition 3 - Levels, Condition 4 - Details of Materials, Condition 8 - Hard/Soft Landsca…
22/01096/DOC/1
2022 Approved
Poplar Farm Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford CM3 4EP
Condition 3 - Levels, Condition 4 - Details of Materials, Condition 8 - Hard/Soft Landsca…
22/01096/DOC/1
2020 Approved
Little Springate Springate Farm Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4EP
Single storey rear extension with 2 roof windows.
20/01671/FUL
2020 Approved
Springate Farm Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4EP
Replacement steel frame building
20/00929/AG
2020 Approved
Springate Farm Bicknacre Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4EP
Replacement steel frame building
20/00929/AG
2018 Approved
Site At Beech House Moor Hall Lane Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex
Change of use of the first floor of the existing garage to a 1-bed residential unit
18/01208/FUL
2017 Approved
Hillbrook Bicknacre Road Bicknacre Chelmsford CM3 4EP
Retrospective application for front porch.
17/00654/FUL
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