Edwins Hall Cottage Edwins Hall Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 8RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00846/CLOPUD Approved

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

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Application progress

Received
25 Jun 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM3 8RX
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Decision date
18 Aug 2026

Public comments

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Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15036400
Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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 performance
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