Thatches Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00469/FUL Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Installation of solar PV panels on detached garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
19 May 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Last checked 29 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 3

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Lucks Cottage, Grade II, about 17 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1221 m away: Norwich to Tilbury.
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 1

Last sold for £600,000 in April 2011. Detached house, freehold.

6 April 2011£600,000

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
CM3 1BG
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision date
17 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 35 days slower than Chelmsford's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
467decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 29 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14840805
Planning Portal ref
PP-14840805
Comments by
14 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Approved
Single storey rear extension. Single storey extension to rear of existing garage
16/02109/LBC
2016 Approved
Single storey rear extension. Extension to rear of existing garage
16/02108/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Site At Bridge House Lucks Lane Howe Street Chelmsford Essex
Construction of a detached single storey dwelling. Formation of new new vehicular access.
25/01105/FUL
2025 Approved
Halcyon Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Formation of access
25/01014/FUL
2025 Approved
Cedars Lucks Lane Howe Street Chelmsford Essex CM3 1BW
Proposed single storey rear extension
25/00213/CLOPUD
2025 Approved
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
First floor rear extension with internal and external alterations. Single storey porch.
25/00058/FUL
2025 Approved
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Addition of open "storm" porch to rear elevation.
25/00074/LBC
2025
Site At Bridge House Lucks Lane Howe Street Chelmsford Essex
Proposed new detached dwelling house and vehicular access onto Lucks Lane.
24/01326/FUL
2024 Approved
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
First floor rear extension with internal and external alterations.
24/01138/LBC
2024 Approved
Red Gables Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Proposed single storey extension.
24/01181/FUL
2024 Approved
Red Gables Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Proposed single storey extension.
24/01181/FUL
2024 Withdrawn
Red Gables Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Proposed single storey rear extension with a flat roof over.
24/00036/HHPA
2024 Withdrawn
Red Gables Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Proposed single storey rear extension with a flat roof over.
24/00036/HHPA
2023 Approved
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford Essex CM3 1BG
Internal alterations to rear entrance hall including new WC.
23/00434/LBC
2023 Approved
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford Essex CM3 1BG
Internal alterations to rear entrance hall including new WC.
23/00434/LBC
2022 Approved
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Addition of solar panels to outbuilding garage roof; additional garage door to front elev…
22/01211/FUL
2022 Approved
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Proposed internal alterations to dwelling. Proposed alterations to windows and doors. Add…
22/01068/LBC
2022 Approved
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Proposed internal alterations to dwelling. Proposed alterations to windows and doors. Add…
22/01068/LBC
2022 Withdrawn
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Addition of solar panels to garage outbuilding roof; additional garage door to front elev…
22/01212/LBC
2022 Withdrawn
Lucks Cottage Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Addition of solar panels to garage outbuilding roof; additional garage door to front elev…
22/01212/LBC
2022 Approved
Tudor House Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Proposed single storey rear orangery extension and alterations to fenestration to existin…
22/00661/LBC
2022 Approved
Tudor House Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Proposed single storey rear orangery extension and alterations to fenestration to existin…
22/00660/FUL
2019 Approved
Camello Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Demolition of garage and construction of two storey side and single storey rear extension…
19/00538/FUL
2019 Approved
Camello Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Demolition of garage and construction of two storey side and single storey rear extension…
19/00538/FUL
2019 Approved
The Vineries Main Road Howe Street Chelmsford CM3 1BG
Conversion of integral garage into study room.
19/00622/FUL
2019
Cedars Lucks Lane Howe Street Chelmsford Essex CM3 1BW
Single storey rear extension.
18/02077/CLOPUD
2019
Cedars Lucks Lane Howe Street Chelmsford Essex CM3 1BW
Single storey rear extension.
18/02077/CLOPUD
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
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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.