220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01120/CUPAMA Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Determination as to whether prior approval of the local authority is required for the change of use of upper floors of Class e space to form 7 new residential units (in addition to the 41 residential units approved under application 26/00638/CUPAMA), with associated ground floor bin and cycle storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
23 Oct 2026

Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Chelmsford Baddow Road And River Can 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 66 m away: Moulsham Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 216, Moulsham Street, Grade II, about 44 m from the postcode pin · 13 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
Inside the Chelmsford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM2 0LR
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision date
23 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15149939
Planning Portal ref
PP-15149939
Comments by
2 Oct 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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6 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0HR
Repaint existing painted ground floor frontage, new fabric traditional shutterbox awning…
24/01231/FUL
2024 Approved
6 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0HR
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2024 Approved
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Redecorations of previously painted wall and refusrbishment to the toilet area.
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2024 Approved
6 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0HR
Redecorations of previously painted wall and refusrbishment to the toilet area.
24/01218/CLOPLB
2017 Approved
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Change of use from office/retail use (Class A2) to Business use (Class B1) including alte…
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Change of use from office/retail use (Class A2) to Business use (Class B1) including alte…
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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:
Change of use

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