Tinsley Farm Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00681/AG Approved
AgriculturalCommercial & major works

Proposal

Erection of an agricultural hay barn (building 1) and workshop/machinery store (building 2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 May 2026
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Approved
18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM2 8UF
Received
25 May 2026
Validated
25 May 2026
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision date
18 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 31 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 55 for agricultural works. Approved, as 58% of agricultural works here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14943450
Planning Portal ref
PP-14943450

Historical activity at this location

32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Surfacing of agricultural track routes
24/00438/AG
2024 Approved
Surfacing of agricultural track routes
24/00438/AG
2024 Refused
Retrospective application for change of use from agriculture to a catering business (Clas…
23/02051/FUL
2024 Refused
Retrospective application for change of use from agriculture to a catering business (Clas…
23/02051/FUL
2023 Approved
A new agricultural road with associated landscaping, post and rail fencing.
23/01947/AG
2023 Approved
A new agricultural road with associated landscaping, post and rail fencing.
23/01947/AG
2023 Approved
Retrospective change of use from agriculture to car storage and repair (class b8)
23/01106/FUL
2023 Approved
Retrospective change of use from agriculture to car storage and repair (class b8)
23/01106/FUL
2023 Approved
Certificate of lawfulness to regularise the use of the site as an Interior Design Studio…
23/00780/CLEUD
2023 Approved
Certificate of lawfulness to regularise the use of the site as an Interior Design Studio…
23/00780/CLEUD
2022 Approved
Retrospective change of use of agricultural buildings to commercial storage (B8)
22/01747/FUL
2022 Approved
Retrospective change of use of agricultural buildings to commercial storage (B8)
22/01747/FUL
2022 Approved
Retrospective application for the change of use of an agricultural building to use as a s…
22/00961/FUL
2022 Approved
Retrospective application for the change of use of an agricultural building to use as a s…
22/00961/FUL
2021
Alertation of existing road or highway for agricultural use.
21/01311/AG
2021
2 Storey Side Extension
21/00778/FUL
2020 Approved
Construction of a purpose designed agricultural storage building for grain/fertiliser and…
20/01183/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Construction of 2No. attached steel framed agricultural barns for the purposes of storing…
20/01005/AG
2020 Withdrawn
Construction of 2No. attached steel framed agricultural barns for the purposes of storing…
20/01005/AG
2018 Approved
Construction of a purpose designed agricultural bunkered grain storage building
18/00567/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
Lone Farm Cottage Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Condition 3 - Materials
23/00270/DOC/1
2024 Approved
Lone Farm Cottage Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Condition 3 - Materials
23/00270/DOC/1
2022 Approved
Harvesters Farm Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
The construction of an additional storey by increasing the building height by 2.9m
22/01431/HHPAA
2022 Approved
Harvesters Farm Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
The construction of an additional storey by increasing the building height by 2.9m
22/01431/HHPAA
2021 Approved
Sunview Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Demolition of existing outbuilding with replacement with Caravan Store / Outbuilding
21/01857/FUL
2017 Refused
The Croft Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Construction of a single dwelling.
17/02066/OUT
2017 Refused
The Croft Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Construction of a single dwelling.
17/02066/OUT
2017 Approved
Brookdene Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Condition 3 - Sample materials
16/00865/DOC/1
2017 Approved
Brookdene Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Condition 3 - Sample materials
16/00865/DOC/1
2017 Withdrawn
The Croft Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Construction of a single dwelling.
17/00239/OUT
2017 Withdrawn
The Croft Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford CM2 8UF
Construction of a single dwelling.
17/00239/OUT
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