Birkett Hall Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 8RJ Data via plota.co.uk

24/01522/DOC/5 Decided
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Condition 9 - Maintenance Plan Condition 12 - Public Art Statement Condition 18 - Replacement Planting Condition 23 - External Lighting Condition 15 - Hard and Soft Landscape Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Decided
25 Sept 2026

Decided on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 9, 12, 15, 18, 23 decided (outcome not recorded)

    • ConditionsCondition 9 - Maintenance Plan Condition 12 - Public Art Statement Condition 18 - Replacement…This application24/01522/DOC/5

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM3 8RJ
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision date
25 Sept 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15009771
Planning Portal ref
PP-15009771
Comments by
4 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Condition 7 - Finished levels; Condition 13 - Drawings to show details of; (a) Fenestrati…
24/01522/DOC/4
2025 Approved
Condition 3 - Programme of historic building recording Condition 5 - Biodiversity Net Gai…
24/01522/DOC/3
2025 Decided
Condition 3 - Programme of historic building recording; Condition 4 - Contamination; Cond…
24/01522/DOC/1
2024
Demolition of Existing Buildings; Erection of 10 Dwellings with Associated Vehicular Acce…
24/01522/FUL
2024
Demolition of Existing Buildings; Erection of 10 Dwellings with Associated Vehicular Acce…
24/01522/FUL
2023 Approved
Certificate of lawful development sought for storage uses (B8) in buildings A, B and C.
23/01436/CLEUD
2023 Approved
Certificate of lawful development sought for storage uses (B8) in buildings A, B and C.
23/01436/CLEUD
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Site At Birkett Hall Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford
Non-material amendment to planning permission 20/01651/FUL - (Demolition of commercial bu…
20/01651/NMAT/1
2020 Approved
Site At Birkett Hall Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford
Demolition of commercial buildings and erection of 8 residential dwellings, including ass…
20/01651/FUL
2020 Approved
Site At Birkett Hall Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford
Demolition of commercial buildings and erection of 8 residential dwellings, including ass…
20/01651/FUL
2017 Approved
Outbuilding Birkett Hall Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford
Change of use from agricultural building to light industrial use
17/01459/FUL
2017 Approved
Outbuilding Birkett Hall Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford
Change of use from agricultural building to light industrial use
17/01459/FUL
2016 Approved
Old Rectory Lodge Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 8RN
Proposed new dwelling with double garage, associated hardstanding and new access from Mai…
16/02139/FUL
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