Orchard House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3JF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00682/FUL Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed dropped kerb and vehicle crossover. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project about 41 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is about 41 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Longfield Solar Farm (decided, about 182 m).
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 Boreham 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 3

Last sold for £400,000 in December 2021. Detached house, freehold.

17 December 2021£400,000
1 February 2019£317,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
8 June 2001£140,000New build

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 3JF
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision date
10 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
698decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14958788
Planning Portal ref
PP-14958788
Comments by
17 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Single storey rear extension and loft extension.
19/00336/FUL
2019 Approved
Single storey rear extension and loft extension.
19/00336/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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Loft conversion with front and rear dormers.
25/01364/FUL
2024 Approved
6 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3GY
W1 reduce all vegetation (except the oak tree and T1 ash) laterally approximately 1 m to…
24/05242/TPO
2024 Approved
6 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3GY
W1 reduce all vegetation (except the oak tree and T1 ash) laterally approximately 1 m to…
24/05242/TPO
2024 Approved
Eaton House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3JF
Construction of replacement garage
24/00348/FUL
2024 Approved
Eaton House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3JF
Construction of replacement garage
24/00348/FUL
2022 Approved
64 St Andrews Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3BY
Part demolition of rear extension and construction of single storey infill extension.
22/00185/FUL
2022 Approved
64 St Andrews Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3BY
Part demolition of rear extension and construction of single storey infill extension.
22/00185/FUL
2021
6 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3GY
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wa…
21/00016/HHPA
2020 Refused
Land To The Rear Of 6 And 7 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford
T2 - Ash - land to rear of property - Reduce height up to 15m. Reason: The tree is vastly…
20/05106/TPO
2020 Refused
Land To The Rear Of 6 And 7 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford
T2 - Ash - land to rear of property - Reduce height up to 15m. Reason: The tree is vastly…
20/05106/TPO
2019 Approved
3 Brick House Cottages Brick House Lane Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3JQ
Single storey front extension to form new porch and WC.
19/00620/FUL
2019 Approved
3 Brick House Cottages Brick House Lane Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3JQ
Single storey front extension to form new porch and WC.
19/00620/FUL
2018 Approved
Maple House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3JF
Single storey extension to garage with new front dormer and two rear roof lights to creat…
18/01244/FUL
2017 Approved
28 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3GY
Partially raising the roof, loft conversion with front and rear dormer windows, installat…
17/02095/FUL
2017 Approved
28 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3GY
Partially raising the roof, loft conversion with front and rear dormer windows, installat…
17/02095/FUL
2017 Approved
Eaton House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3JF
Construction of replacement garage.
17/01417/FUL
2017 Approved
1 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3GY
Proposed front porch
17/00076/FUL
2016 Approved
6 Yonge Close Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3GY
Condition 3 - Details of proposed boundary treatments
14/01894/DOC/1
2016 Approved
Samphire Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3JF
Alterations to existing garage, including conversion of roof to create first floor, side…
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2016 Approved
66 St Andrews Road Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3BY
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion
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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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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.