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Zone 2 Chelmsford Garden Community Beaulieu Parkway Chelmsford

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 23/01751/OUT Outline

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Outline planning consent for a mixed use Garden Community to be delivered in severable phases with all matters reserved (save for where full details are submitted for a new access junction from Beaulieu Parkway - RDR1) for residential development comprising up to 3,500 new dwellings; mixed use development comprises employment, commercial, retail, leisure, community and education facilities; specialist residential accommodation for the elderly; serviced land for a gypsy and traveller site; green and blue infrastructure including a new Nature Park, public open space and sports facilities; sustainable transport infrastructure including two active travel bridges crossing Chelmsford North East Bypass; new highways including part of the Northern Radial Distributor Road; utility and infrastructure work; site restoration and preparation works and demolition of structures; and associated and ancillary development

As published by the council, reference 23/01751/OUT

Application record

Reference
23/01751/OUT
Type
Outline
Status
Pending Decision
Received
30 Oct 2023

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2023

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 December 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Chelmsford took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

169 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Chelmsford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Chelmsford decided outline applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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