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Telephone Exchange Main Road Margaretting Ingatestone Essex

Refused Chelmsford 19/00584/FUL Full

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of Use from sui generis unused Telephone Exchange to Class B2 (restoration of classic cars).

As published by the council, reference 19/00584/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/00584/FUL
Type
Full
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
5 Apr 2019
Validated
5 Apr 2019
Decided
29 May 2019

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Apr 2019

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 29 May 2019

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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