25 Castle Close Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00910/FUL Refused

Proposal

Demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of part single storey part two storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 31 Aug 2026, 07:29

Application progress

✓

Received

3 Jul 2026

✗

Refused

26 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 26 Aug 2026 · Last checked 31 Aug 2026

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 4

Public bridleway about 17 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 735 m away: Norwich to Tilbury

The site is about 735 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £280,000 in April 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

17 April 2025£280,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area72 m² (775 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms

Built1976 to 1982

HeatingElectric storage heaters

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Chelmsford
Postcode: CM3 1NQ
Received: 3 Jul 2026
Validated: 3 Jul 2026
Target decision: 28 Aug 2026
Decision date: 26 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 16% of demolitions here are.

This one54d

Council55d

UK56d

62%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

123decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

Last counted 31 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15059298
Planning Portal ref: PP-15059298
Comments by: 14 Aug 2026

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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.