5 & 6 Duke Street Chelmsford Essex CM1 1HL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Install an internal doorway between 5 & 6 duke street to create one shop. Re-decorating internally and externally with erection of de-mountable glass partitioning and addition of signage to shop front of number 5. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Last checked 20 Sept 2026
Site constraints 3
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- 5 m14-16, Duke StreetGrade II
- 6 m13, Duke StreetGrade II
- 40 mSarcophagus, 13 Yards West of West Entrance. Commemorating E E Parker, E C Parker and J D ParkerGrade II
- 50 mK6 Telephone Kiosk adjacent to 6 Duke Street, ChelmsfordGrade II
- 56 m5 and 6, Duke StreetGrade II
- 62 m72 and 73, Duke StreetGrade II
- 69 m4, Duke StreetGrade II
- 74 mBlocks C and D, County HallGrade II
- 74 mCathedral Church of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- 76 mMonument, 19 Yards North of North Aisle, Commemorating William Baker and Garrad BakerGrade II
- 85 m2 and 3, Duke StreetGrade II
- 99 mTomb to North West of Iron Gates, Commemorating M A Woolmer, M E Eve and Mary SmithGrade II
- 105 mMemorial Cross 18 Yards North of Iron Gates, Commemorating H F Johnson, D D Archdeacon of ColchesterGrade II
- 109 mCrown Court OfficeGrade II
- 111 mGates and Gate Piers to the Graveyard of the Cathedral Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- 113 mMonument 34 Yards East of Chancel, Commemorating Members of the Gilson FamilyGrade II
- 122 mObelisk, North East of Chancel Commemorating George Wray and Ann WrayGrade II
- 124 mMausoleum, East of East End of Cathedral Commemorating John Wallinger and I Arnold WallingerGrade II
- 125 mStatue of Sir Nicholas Conyngham TindalGrade II
- 132 mShire HallGrade II*
- 139 mPart of Midland BankGrade II
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
- CM1 1HL
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target decision
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decision date
- 10 Jun 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 69% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 20 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14818725
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14818725
- Comments by
- 1 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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