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Land North Of Highwood Road Roundabout Writtle Chelmsford Essex

Refused Chelmsford 24/01134/FUL Full

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Material change of use of land to 1 no. Gypsy/Traveller pitch comprising 1 no. mobile home and 1 no. touring caravan along with associated works.

As published by the council, reference 24/01134/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/01134/FUL
Type
Full
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
20 Aug 2024
Decided
27 May 2025

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/01025/DOC/1 Granted

    Land North Of Highwood Road Roundabout Writtle Chelmsford Essex

    Condition 5 - External Lighting Condition 7 - Essential Services Strategy Condition 11 - Biodiveristy Net Gain Plan (The BNG Plan) Condition 12 - Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) Condition 13 - Site Development Scheme Condition 14 - Trees and Condition 18 - Refuse and Recycling Storage

    Decided 30 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2024

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 27 May 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Chelmsford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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