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Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

Refused Chelmsford 19/02072/FUL Full

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

Proposal

Dual flexible use of the ground floor for B&B (class C1) and a multi-function venue (class D2), with the addition of external marquee .

As published by the council, reference 19/02072/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/02072/FUL
Type
Full
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Jan 2020
Validated
13 Jan 2020
Decided
6 Mar 2020
Postcode
CM11 1LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00648/FUL Granted

    Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

    Erection of a part single/part two storey rear extension and new emergency staircase to Downham Hall

    Decided 18 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 23/001541/DOC/1 Granted

    Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

    Condition 11 (ii) - Historic building recording & Written Scheme of Investigation

    Decided 18 May 2026 Conditions
  • 23/01541/S73 Granted

    Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

    Variation of Condition 2 to approved planning application 23/01541/FUL (Replacement of existing barn and use of the barn to provide event facilities including an extension to existing annex kitchen to provide improved facilities and change of use of part (ground floor) of the main building accommodation to provide a bar area for hotel/event use.Replacement of existing barn and use of the barn to provide event facilities including an extension to existing annex kitchen to provide improved facilities and change of use of part (ground floor) of the main building accommodation to provide a bar area for hotel/event use.) to Variation in the design of the replacement building, in order to achieve satisfactory development of the site

    Decided 22 Oct 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jan 2020

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 6 Mar 2020

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Chelmsford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

    26/00648/FUL Submitted 19 May 2026 9m away

    Erection of a part single/part two storey rear extension and new emergency staircase to Downham Hall

    Granted Full applications Extension 31 docs

  • Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

    23/01541/S73 Submitted 27 Aug 2025 14m away

    Variation of Condition 2 to approved planning application 23/01541/FUL (Replacement of existing barn and use of the barn to provide event facilities including an extension to existing annex kitchen to provide improved facilities and change of use of part (ground floor) of the main building accommodation to provide a bar area for hotel/event use.Replacement of existing barn and use of the barn to provide event facilities including an extension to existing annex kitchen to provide improved facilities and change of use of part (ground floor) of the main building accommodation to provide a bar area for hotel/event use.) to Variation in the design of the replacement building, in order to achieve satisfactory development of the site

    Granted Amendments Extension 12 docs

  • Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

    23/001541/DOC/1 Submitted 6 Apr 2026 43m away

    Condition 11 (ii) - Historic building recording & Written Scheme of Investigation

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • Blind Pond Cottage Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LH

    24/00833/CLEUD Submitted 4 Jun 2024 302m away

    Certificate of lawfulness to regularise the use of the land for siting a twin unit mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling and the proposed mobile home meets the definition of a caravan as set out in the Caravan Sites Act 1968, and as amended in October 2006 (CSA).

    Granted Amendments 5 docs
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