Edwins Hall Cottage Edwins Hall Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 8RX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The application is for a certificate of lawful development for the placement of a caravan with the curtilage of Edwins Hall Cottage. Within the documents supplied, and the legal case studies uploaded separately, no material change change of use will be taking place. A site licence shall not be required for the use of land as a caravan site if the use is incidental to the enjoyment as such of a dwellinghouse within the curtilage of which the land is situated, as per the legal references outlined below. Section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 defines ?development?, which requires planning permission, as carrying out of building and other operations or making of any material change in the use of any buildings or other land. Under s 55(2)(d) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 the use of any buildings or other land within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such is not to be taken to involve development of the land. The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 Schedule 1. Cases where a Caravan site License is not required. 1. Use within curtilage of a dwellinghouse. A site licence shall not be required for the use of land as a caravan site if the use is incidental to the enjoyment as such of a dwellinghouse within the curtilage of which the land is situated. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 28 Aug 2026
Site constraints 1
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £650,000 in November 2008. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Postcode
- CM3 8RX
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Target decision
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision date
- 18 Aug 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.
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 28 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15036400
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15036400
Historical activity at this location
9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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