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Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

Granted Chelmsford 20/02116/EIASO Outline

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

EIA Screening Opinion for Reserved Matters pursuant to Condition 1 of Planning Permission 12/01480/OUT (as amended) for Phase 1B (Public Open Space).

As published by the council, reference 20/02116/EIASO

Application record

Reference
20/02116/EIASO
Type
Outline
Status
Not EIA Development
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
22 Dec 2020
Validated
22 Dec 2020
Decided
13 Jan 2021

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 40 applications since 2018: 35 approved, 0 refused.

  • 12/01480/DOC/66 Awaiting decision

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Phase 5 & 6 - Condition 11 Asbestos & Condition 40 Contamination Phase 8a - Condition 11 Asbestos, Phase 2 - Condition 31 Hard Landscaping and Boundary Treatments & Condition 32 Soft Landscaping

    Decided 12 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 21/02041/DOC/6 Granted

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Condition 4 - Validation Plan, Condition 13 - Travel Pack

    Decided 8 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • 20/02009/NMAT/1 Granted

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Non-material amendment to planning application 20/02009/Rem:-(Application for the approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for Phase 1B (public open space) in relation to outline application permission 12/01480/OUT, for residential development comprising up to 575 houses and supporting uses, including primary school, recreational open space, sports facilities, neighbourhood scale retail(a1/a2), business and community uses (b1/d1) and a pub/restaurant (a3/a4); together with landscaping, infrastructure and associated works.) Non-material amendment to Phase 1B (public open space, western parcel) to reduce the extent of the proposed bund to allow vehicle access for National Grid to service their pylon asset

    Decided 17 Jul 2024 Amendments
  • 12/01480/DOC/63 Granted

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Condition 9 - Local Public Open Space Management Plan & Phase 1B - Condition 3 (of 20/02009/REM) Landscape Management Plan and Condition 23 - Woodland Management Plan

    Decided 4 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 21/02042/NMAT/3 Granted

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Non-material amendment 21/2042/REM (Application for reserved matters pursuant to condition 1 of planning permission 12/01480/OUT (as varied) for the construction of 71 dwellings (Phase 8a) with related infrastructure and landscaping) Enlarge the size of the roof light illustrated in the elevation (Plots 90-96) Drawing no 19.022_BDG_B_090_DR_A_090 REV PL2 to as shown in apartment block C plots 565-571 front elevation drawing N00285_A_XX_EL_073 REV C2.

    Decided 8 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • 21/02041/NMAT/2 Awaiting decision

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Non-material amendment 21/02041/FUL:- (Construction of 29 dwellings (Phase 8b) with related infrastructure and landscaping works.) To amend the materials.

    Submitted 14 Nov 2023 Amendments
  • 21/02042/NMAT/2 Granted

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Non-material amendment 21/02042/REM:- (Application for reserved matters pursuant to Condition 1 of Planning Permission 12/01480/OUT (as varied) for the construction of 71 dwellings (Phase 8a) with related infrastructure and landscaping works.) Amend the approved Materials Plan - Drawing No. BDG_GE_XX_DR_A_111_PL4 and pruning to tree T49, T103, T104, T106 in addition to other minor changes

    Decided 8 Jul 2024 Trees
  • 12/01480/DOC/61 Awaiting decision

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Condition 41 - Materials

    Submitted 10 Oct 2023 Conditions
  • 21/02041/DOC/5 Awaiting decision

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Condition 8 - Materials

    Submitted 5 Oct 2023 Conditions
  • 12/01480/DOC/57 Granted

    Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    Phase 4: Condition 31 - Hard Landscaping and Boundary treatment, Condition 41 - Materials

    Decided 26 Apr 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Dec 2020

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 13 Jan 2021

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 13 January 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    20/02009/NMAT/1 Submitted 1 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning application 20/02009/Rem:-(Application for the approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for Phase 1B (public open space) in relation to outline application permission 12/01480/OUT, for residential development comprising up to 575 houses and supporting uses, including primary school, recreational open space, sports facilities, neighbourhood scale retail(a1/a2), business and community uses (b1/d1) and a pub/restaurant (a3/a4); together with landscaping, infrastructure and associated works.) Non-material amendment to Phase 1B (public open space, western parcel) to reduce the extent of the proposed bund to allow vehicle access for National Grid to service their pylon asset

    Granted Amendments New dwelling 6 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    21/02042/NMAT/1 Submitted 16 Dec 2022 100 yards away

    Non-material amendment 21/02042/REM:- (Application for reserved matters pursuant to Condition 1 of Planning Permission 12/01480/OUT (as varied) for the construction of 71 dwellings (Phase 8a) with related infrastructure and landscaping works.) Non-material amendment to Phase 8b Full Planning Permission (21/02041/FUL) to amend the approved Tenure Plan Drawing No. 19.0222-BDG-GE-XX-DR-A-103-PL3 and the approved Accommodation Schedule (June 2022) to alter the tenure of Plot 32/595 and 35/598 from Shared Ownership to Affordable Rent and the tenure of Plot 39/602 and 40/603 from Affordable Rent to Shared Ownership in Apartment Block A

    Granted Conditions 6 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    21/02042/NMAT/3 Submitted 25 Mar 2024 100 yards away

    Non-material amendment 21/2042/REM (Application for reserved matters pursuant to condition 1 of planning permission 12/01480/OUT (as varied) for the construction of 71 dwellings (Phase 8a) with related infrastructure and landscaping) Enlarge the size of the roof light illustrated in the elevation (Plots 90-96) Drawing no 19.022_BDG_B_090_DR_A_090 REV PL2 to as shown in apartment block C plots 565-571 front elevation drawing N00285_A_XX_EL_073 REV C2.

    Granted Conditions Loft or dormer 7 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land At Former Runwell Hospital Runwell Chase Runwell Wickford

    21/02042/NMAT/2 Submitted 14 Nov 2023 100 yards away

    Non-material amendment 21/02042/REM:- (Application for reserved matters pursuant to Condition 1 of Planning Permission 12/01480/OUT (as varied) for the construction of 71 dwellings (Phase 8a) with related infrastructure and landscaping works.) Amend the approved Materials Plan - Drawing No. BDG_GE_XX_DR_A_111_PL4 and pruning to tree T49, T103, T104, T106 in addition to other minor changes

    Granted Trees 17 docs
    Major scheme
  • 126 St Lukes Way Wickford SS11 7GE

    26/05090/TPO Submitted 22 Apr 2026 100 yards away

    T5 (T1 on map) Large Oak - Located on land next to 126 St Lukes Way - Reduce whole crown by 2.5m. Reason: Too large for its location and there is cavity running along the trunk.

    Refused Trees 4 docs
  • Brockfield House Kemble Way Runwell Wickford SS11 7FE

    19/05008/TPO Submitted 14 Jan 2019 150 yards away

    Sycamore - Fell - Reason: Displaying signs of rot and posing a risk to pedestrians and cars.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

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