4 Cowdrie Way Chelmer Village Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00545/CLOPUD Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed loft conversion with a dormer to the front elevation and a single rooflight in the rear elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project about 156 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is about 156 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Longfield Solar Farm (decided, about 1946 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 ↗
Also on the record
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
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £218,000 in February 2006. Detached house, freehold.

15 February 2006£218,000
26 July 2001£149,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area78 m² (840 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (77 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 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
CM2 6GL
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision date
19 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
681decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EM-2600545

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
81 Cornelius Vale Chelmer Village Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GY
Retrospective application for detached single garage conversion to home office
25/00531/FUL
2025 Refused
81 Cornelius Vale Chelmer Village Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GY
Conversion of garage to games room and storage area.
25/00127/CLOPUD
2024 Approved
21 Cowdrie Way Chelmer Village Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
First floor side and rear extensions and conversion to add 1 no. 1 bedroom flat (renewal…
24/00924/FUL
2024 Approved
21 Cowdrie Way Chelmer Village Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
First floor side and rear extensions and conversion to add 1 no. 1 bedroom flat (renewal…
24/00924/FUL
2023 Approved
33 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Proposed first floor rear extension with pitched roof, additional side window at first fl…
23/00349/FUL
2023 Approved
69 Cornelius Vale Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GY
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
23/00146/CLOPUD
2023 Approved
69 Cornelius Vale Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GY
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
23/00146/CLOPUD
2022 Approved
13 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft conversion with 2 x roof windows to the front and 2 x roof windows to the rear.
22/01302/CLOPUD
2022 Approved
13 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft conversion with 2 x roof windows to the front and 2 x roof windows to the rear.
22/01302/CLOPUD
2022 Withdrawn
13 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft conversion with rear dormer and 2 roof windows to front elevation
22/01013/CLOPUD
2022 Withdrawn
13 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft conversion with rear dormer and 2 roof windows to front elevation
22/01013/CLOPUD
2022 Approved
15 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft Conversion
22/00335/CLOPUD
2022 Approved
15 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft Conversion
22/00335/CLOPUD
2021 Withdrawn
15 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Proposed loft conversion with two front and one rear dormer, and an additional window to…
21/01765/CLOPUD
2021 Approved
89 Cornelius Vale Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GY
Part single part two storey rear extension.
21/00161/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
10 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft conversion with front and rear dormers. Juliet Balcony to rear dormer.
20/02063/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
10 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft conversion with front and rear dormers. Juliet Balcony to rear dormer.
20/02063/FUL
2019 Approved
25 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Proposed first floor rear extension with a pitched roof over
19/00883/FUL
2019 Approved
71 Cornelius Vale Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GY
Single storey rear extension.
18/02045/FUL
2019 Approved
71 Cornelius Vale Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GY
Single storey rear extension.
18/02045/FUL
2017 Approved
25 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford CM2 6GL
Single storey rear extension
17/00003/CLOPUD
2016 Refused
23 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Garage conversion and single-storey link extension.
16/01747/FUL
2016 Refused
25 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Single storey rear extension with a lean to roof over.
16/01689/CLOPUD
2016 Approved
6 Wright Mead Springfield Chelmsford CM2 6LY
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
16/00394/FUL
2016 Approved
48 Cowdrie Way Springfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 6GL
Loft conversion with rear dormer and two rooflights to front elevation.
16/00112/CLOPUD
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.