Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of Boreham House and its ancillary buildings to provide new independent preparatory school and pre-prep facilities associated with New Hall School, together with the redevelopment of the eastern courtyard to provide new-build teaching facilities, reinstatement of historic parkland to the front of the building and the provision of associated car parking, sporting and educational facilities. Retention of existing cottage adjacent to King Henry Hall in residential use. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 298.
Site constraints 4
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 £5,900,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Postcode
- CM3 3HY
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Target decision
- 16 Mar 2026
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 298, past the statutory target. 89% of full applications in Chelmsford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →
Public comments
88% support · above the UK average of 16%
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14565258
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14565258
- Comments by
- 18 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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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