Brentwood Borough Council Chelmsford Essex CM15 8AY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Land To Rear Of 1-6 Woodfield Cottages High Street Ingatestone CM4 0DY Outline application for the erection of up to 216 dwellings (Use Class C3) and up to 2,000 square metres of community/retail facilities (Use Class F2) seeking determination of access only with all other matters reserved. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from Chelmsford's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 92 m away: Brentwood Town Centre; Inside the Brentwood built-up area; Green belt about 44 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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
CM15 8AY
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Target decision
29 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 91-day target. Chelmsford usually decides commercial and major works by day 57.

Day 2071 days to the 91-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Chelmsford in the last twelve months, from validation. Chelmsford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#45 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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