The Castle Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00858/LBC Approved
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Proposal

Re-painting of exterior elevations, exterior lighting and scheme of advertisements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Public bridleway about 7 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 734 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 734 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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rochesters' Farmhouse, Grade II, about 56 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Great Leighs built-up area; Priority habitat about 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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.

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM3 1NE
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision date
21 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
41decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15040084
Planning Portal ref
PP-15040084
Comments by
7 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Land North Of 64 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 1 new dwelling and garage/workshop w…
25/00069/FUL
2020 Approved
Rochester Farm House 83 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1ND
Condition 5 - Drawings to show details of (i) plinth, (ii) eaves, (iii) verge, (iv) ridge…
16/02204/DOC/1
2020 Approved
Rochester Farm House 83 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1ND
Condition 5 - Drawings to show details of (i) plinth, (ii) eaves, (iii) verge, (iv) ridge…
16/02204/DOC/1
2019 Refused
Victoria House 64 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
Extending length of existing garden wall to replace existing hedge running parallel to ma…
19/01127/FUL
2018 Approved
Victoria House 64 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
Condition 3 - Samples of Materials different to existing building.
18/01297/DOC/1
2018 Refused
Land South West Of 84 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Proposed 2 No. detached dwellings with detached garages
18/01301/OUT
2018 Approved
Victoria House 64 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
Single-storey rear extension and enlargement of existing front porch.
18/01297/FUL
2018 Approved
Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1NE
Condition 4 - large scale drawings to be submitted; condition 5 - sample of floor finish…
17/01580/DOC/1
2016 Approved
Rochester Farm House 83 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1ND
Single and two storey rear extensions. New brick wall with a gate and patio area. Interna…
16/02204/LBC
2016 Approved
Rochester Farm House 83 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex CM3 1ND
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2016 Approved
Unit 3B Rochester Farm 83 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Change of use of an agricultural barn to B8 (storage or distribution).
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2016 Approved
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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%).

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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