Planning application
Radial Distributor Route 2, South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Detailed planning application to provide Northern Radial Distributor Road (NRDR) from Wheelers Hill to the North East Chelmsford Bypass, respectively west to east, as part of the Chelmsford Garden Community. Development, which will include carriageways, footways, cycleways, crossings and the diversion of Wheelers Hill Road. Landscaping and drainage for NRDR with all associated engineering works including strategic ground re-profiling.
As published by the council, reference 23/00114/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00114/FUL
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 23 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 11 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00114/DOC/16 Awaiting decision
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 27 - Construction Environment Management Plan
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23/00114/DOC/15 Awaiting decision
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 8 -Archaeology: Programme of Archaeological Work (Archaeological Mitigation strategy) & Condition 9 - Archaeology: Post Excavation Assessment
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23/00114/DOC/14 Granted
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 13 - Natural England Mitigation Licence for Great Crested Newts
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23/00114/DOC/13 Awaiting decision
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 24 - Lighting Scheme
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23/00114/DOC/12 Awaiting decision
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 5 - Phasing Strategy
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23/00114/DOC/10 Granted
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 10 - Safeguarding of Existing Public Rights of Way
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23/00114/DOC/7 Awaiting decision
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 18 - Road Surface Materials
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23/00114/DOC/9 Awaiting decision
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 11 - Surface Water Drainage & Management
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23/00114/DOC/8 Awaiting decision
Radial Distributor Route 2 South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Condition 17 - Drainage & Service Runs
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22/01741/SCOPE Granted
Radial Distributor Route 2, South Of Wheelers Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex
Chelmsford Garden Community - Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for a full planning application for the Radial Distributor Road (RDR2).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2023
Received by Chelmsford
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
537 documents on file for this application
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Chelmsford granted permission on 23 January 2026, 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.
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