Baddow Body Art 53 High Street Great Baddow Chelmsford CM2 7HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00776/ADV Approved
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

New hanging signage and barber pole to the front elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 30 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 57, High Street, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 15 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 ↗
Great Baddow 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Chelmsford 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 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.

Building

Floor area37 m² (398 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 28)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, 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
CM2 7HJ
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision date
18 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 86% of signs and adverts here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
44decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15002157
Planning Portal ref
PP-15002157
Comments by
7 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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1x Non-illuminated sign to side of existing building.
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2023 Approved
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1x Non-illuminated sign to side of existing building.
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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
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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

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.