Stonecroft Helmons Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8UW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01415/FUL Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of the existing dwelling and garage and construction of a replacement dwelling and integral garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Dec 2026, from Chelmsford's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 336 m away: Hanningfield Reservoir SSSI; Inside the West Hanningfield built-up area; Green belt about 25 m away: London; 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

Checked on 26 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 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 £830,000 in January 2025. Detached house, freehold.

17 January 2025£830,000

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
CM2 8UW
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Target decision
14 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Chelmsford usually decides demolitions by day 55.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15302220
Planning Portal ref
PP-15302220
Comments by
20 Nov 2026
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

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