Hornbeam Lodge Fir Tree Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00642/FUL Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Retrospective application for a loft conversion and installation of 4noL velux rooflights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 144 m away: Woodham Walter Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Danbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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
CM3 4SS
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision date
5 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 24 days slower than Chelmsford's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
698decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 15 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14933600
Planning Portal ref
PP-14933600
Comments by
3 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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2022 Approved
Martingale Fir Tree Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SS
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Blakes Fir Tree Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SS
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Blakes Fir Tree Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM3 4SS
T2 - Hornbeam - Front garden - 2m crown reduction to previous cut points T5 - Hornbeam…
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2021 Approved
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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