Down House Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00019/FUL Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed new cartlodge style garaging in grounds of existing dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
12 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Mar 2026 · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Ford End built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 1LL
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. Refused, as 13% 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-14565157
Planning Portal ref
PP-14565157
Comments by
20 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
The construction of a garage / workshop in the grounds of an existing dwelling including…
25/00301/CLOPUD
2023 Approved
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 14/01568/FUL (Single storey rear extensio…
14/01568/NMAT/1
2023 Approved
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 14/01568/FUL (Single storey rear extensio…
14/01568/NMAT/1
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Refused
Land Between Little Dene And Bridge Cottage Main Road Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Surfacing of an Agricultural Access Track
23/00740/FUL
2023 Refused
Land Between Little Dene And Bridge Cottage Main Road Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Surfacing of an Agricultural Access Track
23/00740/FUL
2020 Approved
Talbot House Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
A single storey flat roof extension to the rear utility room. First floor rear extension…
20/01606/FUL
2020 Approved
Talbot House Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
A single storey flat roof extension to the rear utility room. First floor rear extension…
20/01606/FUL
2020 Approved
Site At Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Change of use of redundant farm buildings to six residential dwellings including minor ex…
20/00967/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Site At Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Partial demolition of courtyard building and conversion of farm buildings to create 6no…
19/01986/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Site At Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Partial demolition of courtyard building and conversion of farm buildings to create 6no…
19/01986/FUL
2019
The Poplars Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Raising of roof to facilitate loft conversion, two new front dormer windows, new second f…
19/01323/FUL
2019
The Poplars Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Raising of roof to facilitate loft conversion, two new front dormer windows, new second f…
19/01323/FUL
2018 Refused
Willows Brook Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Cart lodge to front of property with garden room above.
18/01911/FUL
2018 Approved
Brook House Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
The reinstatement of the dwellings roof, ceilings, flooring, external and internal walls…
18/01593/LBC
2016 Approved
Land West Of Home Pastures Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex
New dwelling
16/02016/REM
2016 Withdrawn
Land West Of Home Pastures Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex
New dwelling
16/00604/REM
2025 Approved
Burmead Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Condition 3 - Soft landscaping works
23/01627/DOC/1
2023 Approved
The Chestnuts Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Condition 3 - Materials
21/01237/DOC/2
2023 Approved
The Chestnuts Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Condition 3 - Materials
21/01237/DOC/2
2023 Approved
The Chestnuts Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Condition 3 - Materials
21/01237/DOC/1
2023 Approved
The Chestnuts Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Condition 3 - Materials
21/01237/DOC/1
2022 Approved
Site At Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 3(a) - Contamination; Condition 4(a) and (b) - Written Scheme of Investigation…
20/00967/DOC/1
2022 Approved
Site At Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 3(a) - Contamination; Condition 4(a) and (b) - Written Scheme of Investigation…
20/00967/DOC/1
2021 Approved
Site At Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Variation to condition 5 of approved planning permission 20/00967/FUL - (Change of use of…
20/00967/S73
2020 Approved
Barn South West Of Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is require…
20/00978/CUPAQ
2020 Approved
Barn South West Of Lavender Farm Main Road Great Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is require…
20/00978/CUPAQ
2020 Approved
Porters Hall Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Condition 3 - Details of materials.
20/00358/DOC/1
2020 Approved
Porters Hall Main Road Ford End Chelmsford Essex CM3 1LL
Condition 3 - Details of materials.
20/00358/DOC/1
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