Land Adjacent Woods Lodge Woodham Road Rettendon Wickford Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00651/FUL Approved
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and hardstandings and erection of one bungalow (revision to ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
19 May 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Last checked 20 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 4

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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Article 4 direction
Land Between A132 And B1012, Rettendon. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the South Woodham Ferrers 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
SS11 7QU
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision date
16 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 65 days slower than Chelmsford's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 84% of demolitions here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
123decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 20 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14504511
Planning Portal ref
PP-14504511
Comments by
4 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Condition 4 - Landscape Scheme
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2023 Approved
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Condition 4 - Landscape Scheme
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2023 Approved
Meadowcroft Nursery Woodham Road Rettendon Wickford Essex SS11 7QU
Condition 3 - Materials
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2023 Approved
Meadowcroft Nursery Woodham Road Rettendon Wickford Essex SS11 7QU
Condition 3 - Materials
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2020 Approved
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2018 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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings