Nisalocal 40 - 42 Duke Street Chelmsford Essex CM1 1JA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01040/FUL Refused
ShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

Retrospective consent for existing external canopy to shopfront. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Refused
23 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Sept 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Chelmsford West End Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: West End
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: War Memorial to the Front (North) of Civic Centre, Grade II, about 45 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chelmsford built-up area.
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
CM1 1JA
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision date
23 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 12% of commercial premises here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
79decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15124441
Planning Portal ref
PP-15124441
Comments by
21 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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