5 Longfield Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5JN Data via plota.co.uk

21/01759/S73 Pending Consideration
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 to approved planning application (Proposed first floor front extension over garage and new porch. Single storey rear extension, side extension and partial garage conversion. First floor window to side elevation) to Amendment to front extension. First floor extension omitted and replace with single storey porch extension. This is due to construction and user economics… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 21 Oct 2026. Comments are open until 2 Oct 2026.

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 2 variation sought

    • VariationVariation of Condition 2 (Proposed first floor front extension over garage and new porch.…This application21/01759/S73

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the South Woodham Ferrers built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

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Important details

Council
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM3 5JN
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15180204
Comments by
2 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Proposed first floor front extension over garage and new porch. Single storey rear extens…
21/01759/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
20 Longfield Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5JN
Two storey front and side extension; conversion of garage to habitable space with lean to…
23/01469/FUL
2023 Approved
20 Longfield Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5JN
Two storey front and side extension; conversion of garage to habitable space with lean to…
23/01469/FUL
2023 Approved
1 Longfield Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5JN
Retrospective application for a proposed lean to garden shed
23/00435/FUL
2021 Approved
41 Downleaze South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5SN
Single storey side & rear extension. Front porch extension & addition of bay window to fr…
21/02147/FUL
2021 Approved
17 Longfield Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5JL
Single storey rear extension. Single storey front extension. Pitched roof over existing g…
21/00393/FUL
2020 Approved
13 Bandhills Close South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 5JW
Single storey front extension.
20/01217/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
5 Algars Way South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 5SH
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20/00356/FUL
2020 Approved
1 Downleaze South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5SN
Demolish existing conservatory. Single storey rear/side extension.
20/00295/FUL
2020 Approved
1 Downleaze South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5SN
Demolish existing conservatory. Single storey rear/side extension.
20/00295/FUL
2020 Approved
50 Downleaze South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5SJ
Part ground floor and first floor rear & side extensions. Reduction in size of garage.
20/00218/FUL
2020 Approved
50 Downleaze South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5SJ
Part ground floor and first floor rear & side extensions. Reduction in size of garage.
20/00218/FUL
2020 Approved
15 Longfield Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5JN
Single storey rear extension. Part remove existing fence and install new 1.8m high fence.
20/00105/FUL
2019 Approved
15 Longfield Road South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 5JN
Single storey rear extension with roof windows and additional first floor rear window. Al…
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11 Bandhills Close South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 5JW
Single storey side extension to form replacement Garage
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2018 Approved
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Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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