Land Between A12 And The Oaks Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone Data via plota.co.uk

26/00021/PIP Approved
New homes

Proposal

Permission in Principle for erection of up to 3 no. dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jan 2026
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Approved
3 Mar 2026

Approved on 3 Mar 2026 · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 5

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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National infrastructure project about 283 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 283 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Margaretting built-up area; Priority habitat about 11 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; 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. 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
CM4 0EP
Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Target decision
4 Mar 2026
Decision date
3 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 71% of new homes here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
97decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EM-2600021
Comments by
6 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
Rymers Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Condition 4 - Large scale drawing
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2024 Approved
Rymers Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Condition 4 - Large scale drawing
23/01284/DOC/2
2024 Decided
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Condition no. 3 - Materials, Condition no. 4 - Large scale drawing, Condition no. 7 - Arb…
23/01284/DOC/1
2024 Decided
Rymers Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Condition no. 3 - Materials, Condition no. 4 - Large scale drawing, Condition no. 7 - Arb…
23/01284/DOC/1
2024 Refused
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Demolition of existing residential dwelling, commercial buildings and storage areas and c…
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2023 Refused
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone Essex CM4 0EP
Demolition of existing residential dwelling, commercial buildings and storage areas and c…
23/01734/FUL
2023 Refused
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone Essex CM4 0EP
Demolition of existing residential dwelling, commercial buildings and storage areas and c…
23/01734/FUL
2023 Approved
Ging House Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Loft conversion with dormers, additional roof lights and windows.
23/01216/FUL
2023 Approved
Ging House Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Loft conversion with dormers, additional roof lights and windows.
23/01216/FUL
2023 Approved
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone Essex CM4 0EP
Variation of Condition 2 to approved planning application 19/00963/FUL (Retrospective cha…
19/00963/S73
2023 Approved
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone Essex CM4 0EP
Variation of Condition 2 to approved planning application 19/00963/FUL (Retrospective cha…
19/00963/S73
2023 Approved
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Retrospective temporary change of use of part of an office building (Use Class E(g)) to a…
23/00118/FUL
2023 Approved
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Retrospective temporary change of use of part of an office building (Use Class E(g)) to a…
23/00118/FUL
2022 Approved
Ging House Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
T1 - oak - monolith tree - reason - recent failure of primary limb and extensive decay ha…
22/05069/TPO
2022 Approved
Ging House Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
T1 - oak - monolith tree - reason - recent failure of primary limb and extensive decay ha…
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2019 Refused
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Proposed siting of containers for storage.
19/01571/FUL
2019 Approved
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Retrospective change of use of tack room (F) to offices (B1), part retrospective change o…
19/00963/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Stationing of 4 storage containers for more than a 10 year period.
19/00974/CLEUD
2019 Withdrawn
Hawthorns Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Stationing of 4 storage containers for more than a 10 year period.
19/00974/CLEUD
2016 Approved
Ging House Wantz Road Margaretting Ingatestone CM4 0EP
Proposed single storey out-building.
16/00297/CLOPUD
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%).

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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