18 Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 7BD Data via plota.co.uk

26/05653/CAT Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

X - Judas tree - Fell. Reason - suffering from bracket fungus for some years and is in a dangerous state. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Last checked 20 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 4

Broomfield Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Woolards Cottages, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 6 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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1212 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Inside the Broomfield built-up area.
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 £500,000 in July 2011. Detached house, freehold.

28 July 2011£500,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area143 m² (1,539 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (26 out of 100), could reach E
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2011, 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
CM1 7BD
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision date
20 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
254decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 20 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15006512
Planning Portal ref
PP-15006512
Comments by
17 Jul 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

2024 Approved
Plum tree - Removal of one bough - Reason: Rotten and dangerous
24/05619/CAT
2024 Approved
Plum tree - Removal of one bough - Reason: Rotten and dangerous
24/05619/CAT
Within ~100m

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2024 Approved
295 Main Road Broomfield Chelmsford CM1 7AU
T1 Sycamore: to be crown reduced by 3m vertically, 2-3m laterally and deadwood removed, t…
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2023 Approved
The Green Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
G2 - Lime Tree - Remove epicormic growth at the base of G2 LimesLimes - G1 - Maintain 2m…
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2023 Approved
The Green Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
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2023 Approved
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23/05548/CAT
2023 Approved
St Marys Church Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex CM1 7BD
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2017 Approved
The Green Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
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2017 Approved
The Green Church Green Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
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17/05570/TPO
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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%).

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
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.

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.