Christmas Cottage Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3AG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00460/FUL Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed new vehicular access to dwelling to replace existing vehicle access. New gates to access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Last checked 20 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

National infrastructure project about 8 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is about 8 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Longfield Solar Farm (decided, about 397 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
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Boreham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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
CM3 3AG
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision date
11 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
698decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14839019
Planning Portal ref
PP-14839019
Comments by
1 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
16 Porters Park Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3BH
The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wa…
21/00001/HHPA
2018 Approved
Land Rear Of The Old Cock Inn Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex
Erection of a cart lodge and associated works including new parking spaces.
18/01837/FUL
2018 Approved
Cloughs Cottage Main Road Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3AG
New Orangery to replace defective conservatory
18/01744/FUL
2018 Approved
Former The Cock Inn Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3AA
Condition 4 - Details of materials; Condition 5 - details of: (i) Fenestration, including…
14/01170/DOC/1
2018 Approved
Former The Cock Inn Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3AA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 14/01170/FUL (Conversion of public house to…
14/01170/NMAT/2
2018 Refused
Former The Cock Inn Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3AA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 14/01170/FUL (Conversion of public house to…
14/01170/NMAT/1
2018 Approved
Former The Cock Inn Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3AA
Condition 4 - Details of materials; Condition 5 - details of: (i) Fenestration, including…
14/01171/DOC/1
2018 Refused
Land Rear Of The Old Cock Inn Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex
Proposed single storey estate office. Amended car parking and landscaping layout.
18/00753/FUL
2017 Approved
Land At The Cock Inn Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex
Construction of single-storey detached dwelling
17/01572/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