Phase 4 Zone Z Greater Beaulieu Park Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex Data via plota.co.uk

25/01523/EIASO Pending Decision

Proposal

EIA Screening Opinion for the Submission of Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) at Residential Zone Z, Beaulieu (25/01351/REM) in relation to for the construction of 337 dwellings with associated infrastructure, servicing, landscaping, and car parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 17 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 366.

The consultation period closed on 27 Oct 2025.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

National infrastructure project about 314 m away: Longfield Solar Farm
The site is about 314 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme (decided, about 331 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bulls Lodge, Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 216 m away: New Hall, Boreham; Priority habitat about 3 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Chelmsford built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Target decision
17 Nov 2025

Decision outlook

Day 366, past the statutory target. 49% of reserved matters in Chelmsford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 366310 days past the 56-day target
27%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Chelmsford to go on. Chelmsford decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Oct 2025
Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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