The Anchor Runsell Green Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4QZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00694/ADV Approved

Proposal

Installation of replacement signs to include 1x new pictorial panel and 2x directional panels fitted to existing post, 2x sets of individual house name letters, 1x menu case, 1x door plaque, 1x welcome panel, 1x post mounted directional sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Gill House, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Danbury 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 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 4QZ
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than Chelmsford's median of 55 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 86% 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 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14961975
Planning Portal ref
PP-14961975
Comments by
8 Sept 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.