McDonalds Restaurant Colchester Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM2 5PS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00432/ADV Refused
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Installation of a new high level sign head on 9m pole. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
27 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 May 2026 · Last checked 20 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

National infrastructure project about 75 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is about 75 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Longfield Solar Farm (decided, about 485 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 203 m away: New Hall, Boreham; Inside the Chelmsford 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

Checked on 6 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM2 5PS
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision date
27 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 14% of signs and adverts here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
44decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14822270
Planning Portal ref
PP-14822270
Comments by
18 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Installation of four electrical upstand for recharging vehicles as per the GPDO Schedule…
24/00090/CLOPUD
2024 Approved
Installation of four electrical upstand for recharging vehicles as per the GPDO Schedule…
24/00090/CLOPUD
2019 Approved
The installation of internally illuminated 4no. new digital free standing signs and a dig…
19/01797/ADV
2019 Approved
The installation of internally illuminated 4no. new digital free standing signs and a dig…
19/01797/ADV
2016 Approved
Installation of 1no. illuminated sign.
16/01708/ADV
2016 Approved
Installation of external play frame on new patio area.
16/01525/FUL
2016 Approved
Installation of new and relocation of existing internally illuminated fascia signs to com…
16/01510/ADV
2016 Approved
Alterations to elevations to include the relocation of the louvre roof slats, new drive t…
16/01509/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Boreham Service Station Colchester Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM2 5PR
Retrospective application for installation of EV charging bays, associated power connecti…
20/01457/FUL
2020 Approved
Boreham Service Station Colchester Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM2 5PR
Retrospective application for installation of EV charging bays, associated power connecti…
20/01457/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