Planning application
Site At 4 Brickfields Road Merchant Street South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex
Works: Windows or glazing
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Part change of use from Doctors Surgery (use class D1) to an 8 bedroom house of multiple occupation - HMO (sui generis) at first and second floor levels. Existing ground floor to be retained as use class D1. Minor alterations to existing fenestration. Additional bin store and cycle parking to rear.
As published by the council, reference 19/02119/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 19/02119/FUL
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 23 Dec 2019
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2019
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2020
- Postcode
- CM3 5XB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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20/00522/DOC/1 Granted
Site At 4 Brickfields Road Merchant Street South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex
Condition 3 - Refuse & Recyclable Materials, Condition 5 - Details of cycle parking.
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20/00522/FUL Granted
Site At 4 Brickfields Road Merchant Street South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex
Partial change of use from Doctors Surgery (Use Class D1) at the upper floors to an 8 bedroom house of multiple occupation - HMO (use class C4). Additional bin store and cycle and vehicular parking area.
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19/01557/FUL Refused
Site At 4 Brickfields Road Merchant Street South Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2019
Received by Chelmsford
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17 Feb 2020
Decision issued: Refused
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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