Planning application
Rectory Lane Car Park East Rectory Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 1RF
Works: New dwelling
Relates to 24/00293/FUL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 to approved application 24/00293/FUL (Redevelopment of Car Park to provide 22 Affordable Residential Apartments with Parking, Amenity Space and Landscaping) Alterations to external elevations and minor alterations to plans
As published by the council, reference 24/00293/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00293/S73
- Type
- Amendment
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- CM1 1RF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00293/DOC/2 Awaiting decision
Rectory Lane Car Park East Rectory Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 1RF
Condition 22 - Pipes within the extent of the site, which will be used to convey surface water, are cleared of any blockage and are restored to a fully working condition
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24/00293/DOC/1 Granted
Rectory Lane Car Park East Rectory Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 1RF
Condition 5 - Construction Management Plan, Condition 6 - Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Tree Protection Plan , Condition 7 - Scheme to assess and deal with contamination, Condition 25 - Biodiversity Gain Plan, Condition 26 - Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan
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24/00293/FUL Granted
Rectory Lane Car Park East Rectory Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 1RF
Redevelopment of Car Park to provide 22 Affordable Residential Apartments with Parking, Amenity Space and Landscaping
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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24/00293/FUL Granted
Rectory Lane Car Park East Rectory Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 1RF
Redevelopment of Car Park to provide 22 Affordable Residential Apartments with Parking, Amenity Space and Landscaping
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Chelmsford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Chelmsford decided amendment applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
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