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Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

Granted Chelmsford 23/01541/S73 Amendment

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 23/01541/S73

Application record

Reference
23/01541/S73
Type
Amendment
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
27 Aug 2025
Decided
22 Oct 2025
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
  • 19/02072/FUL Refused

    Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG

    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 .

    Decided 6 Mar 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2025

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 22 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 23/01541/DOC/1 (Split Decision)
  • Application: 23/01541/FUL (Application Permitted)
  • Application: 24/01754/FUL (Application Permitted)

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 22 October 2025, 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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