30 Broomhall Road Broomfield Chelmsford CM1 7HB Data via plota.co.uk

24/01212/NMAT/1 Approved

Proposal

Non-material amendment to Planning Application (Demolition of existing garages. Construction of 4 new dwellings with associated parking and landscaping.) Amendments to trees, minor external works to kerb lines, soft landscaping and minor positional movement to plot 1, BPA in front of Plot 4 position amended, minor amendments to exisiting wall related to 6 Broomhall Close, garage block reduced from 3 to 2 garages. Access track to be permeable paved drive. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1331 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.

Building

Floor area74 m² (797 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSystem built, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, 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 7HB
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision date
15 Sept 2026

Public comments

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Last counted 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EM-2401212
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

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.