Hanson Aggregates Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

EIA Scoping Opinion Request: Continuation of development of "Winning and working of sand and gravel." permitted by (incorporating ) without compliance with conditions: 2 (Application details), 16 (confirmation of restoration level), 24 (subsoil levels), 45 (flood Risk Assessment), 46 (Embedded environmental mitigation), 47 (Ecological mitigation and enhancement), 50 (CEMP), 51 (LEMP), 58 (timescale for beneficial use following restoration), 59 (restoration details), 60 (planting details), 61 (aftercare details for woodland and agriculture), and 62 (aftercare scheme for habitats) made under Section 73 to allow amended restoration and aftercare details until and if the land is developed as part of Zone 2 of the Chelmsford Garden Community Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Public footpath about 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
National infrastructure project about 758 m away: Longfield Solar Farm
The site is about 758 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme (decided, about 766 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 147 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
CM3 3HR
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision date
24 Aug 2026

Public comments

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Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
ESS/59/26/CHL/SPO
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