2 Lionfield Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00831/FUL Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed Conversion and Extension of Existing Detached Garage to create Ancillary Annex Accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
19 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 19 Aug 2026 · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

National infrastructure project about 28 m away: A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Scheme
The site is about 28 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Longfield Solar Farm (decided, about 487 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 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 3HQ
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision date
19 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 13% 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 3 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15020502
Planning Portal ref
PP-15020502
Comments by
11 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Replace existing Garage roof with Gambrel style roof with roof windows, raising ridge hei…
23/00530/FUL
2023 Approved
Replace existing Garage roof with Gambrel style roof with roof windows, raising ridge hei…
23/00530/FUL
2023 Approved
Proposed one bedroom annexe
23/00531/FUL
2023 Approved
Proposed one bedroom annexe
23/00531/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
5 Lionfield Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HQ
Proposed garage for car storage.
25/01306/CLOPUD
2023 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Beaulieu Parkway, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3JU
Details pursuant to condition 6 of ESS/10/22/CHL (Record of night-time HGV movements for…
ESS/10/22/CHL/06/02
2023 Approved
3 Lionfield Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HQ
Replace conservatory with single storey extension including tiled roof over new and exist…
23/00606/FUL
2023 Approved
3 Lionfield Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HQ
Replace conservatory with single storey extension including tiled roof over new and exist…
23/00606/FUL
2022 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Beaulieu Parkway, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3JU
Details pursuant to condition 6 of ESS/10/22/CHL (Record of night-time HGV movements for…
ESS/10/22/CHL/06/01
2020 Refused
Land Adjacent 2 Janes Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex
Construction of a new detached dwelling.
20/00111/FUL
2016 Approved
Land Adjacent 1 Janes Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford CM3 3HG
Material amendment to planning permission 16/00224/FUL (New build 3 bed house with new ve…
16/00224/MAT
2016 Approved
Land Adjacent 1 Janes Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex
New build 3 bed house with new vehicular access
16/00224/FUL
2016 Approved
Land At 4 Lionfield Cottages Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex
New dwelling
15/01995/REM
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