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19/01557/FUL

Site At 4 Brickfields Road Merchant Street South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex

Refused Chelmsford Full

Proposal

Change of use from Doctors Surgery (use class D1) to a 14 bed house of multiple occupation - HMO (use class C4). Minor alterations to existing fenestration. Additional bin store and cycle parking area.

As published by the council, reference 19/01557/FUL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2019

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 11 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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.

More on full applications applications in our guide

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