3 Hill Cottages The Street Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 8RQ

1. 25 Jan 2023

   Received by Chelmsford

2. 8 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 31 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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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• Spice The Street Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 8RG

  21/02520/DOC/2 Submitted 22 Aug 2024 63m away

  Condition 3 - Materials, Condition 4 - Large scale drawing

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• Ferrers House The Street Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex CM3 8RG

  19/00449/FUL Submitted 19 Mar 2019 107m away

  Proposed two storey rear extension. Two first floor side windows and rear Juliette balconies

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• Birkett Hall Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford CM3 8RJ

  24/01522/FUL Submitted 29 Nov 2024 145m away

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  Granted Full applications Demolition 77 docs
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• Site At Town Farm Main Road Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford

  20/00504/CUPAQ Submitted 23 Mar 2020 192m away

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