Cave Canem Helmons Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8UW Data via plota.co.uk

25/01435/FUL Approved

Proposal

Two storey rear extension, single storey front and side extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2025
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Approved
8 Dec 2025
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Appeal allowed
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 Dec 2025 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

  • FullApproved25/01435/FULThis application
    Two storey rear extension, single storey front and side extension.

    Conditions 2 variation sought

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 336 m away: Hanningfield Reservoir SSSI; Inside the West Hanningfield built-up area; Green belt about 25 m away: London; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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 1

Last sold for £620,000 in February 2025. Detached house, freehold.

14 February 2025£620,000

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
CM2 8UW
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Target decision
11 Dec 2025
Decision date
8 Dec 2025
Appeal
Allowed · 8 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005355 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
752decided 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 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14394234
Planning Portal ref
PP-14394234
Comments by
14 Nov 2025
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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