23A Grove Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 0EZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use: change of use of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) for occupation by no more than six unrelated persons sharing basic amenities Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Last checked 3 Sept 2026
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £476,200 in May 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 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
- CM2 0EZ
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Target decision
- 23 Sept 2026
- Decision date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Freehold owner
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How this decision compares
Decided in 34 days from validation, 22 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 3 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15090245
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15090245
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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