Planning application
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for the approval of reserved matters (layout) in relation to the outline application permission 10/01976/OUT for the demolition of existing road and proposed new road within the Channels Phase 5 scheme
As published by the council, reference 25/00105/REM
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00105/REM
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 21 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2025
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 26 applications since 2018: 23 approved, 0 refused.
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10/01976/DOC/73 Awaiting decision
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Condition 54 - BRREAM
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10/01976/DOC/69 Granted
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Channels Day Nursery - Condition 58: Construction Environmental Management Plan & Condition 59 - Construction Method Statement
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10/01976/DOC/68 Awaiting decision
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Channels Day Nursery - Condition 33 - Ancillary Infrastructure , Condition 34 - On-Site Energy Generation, Condition 35 - Levels, Condition 36 - Extraction Equipment, Condition 37 - Hard Landscaping Works and Boundary Treatments, Condition 38 - Soft Landscaping Works, Condition 42 - Sustainable Drainage Management, Condition 43 - Foul Sewage System, Condition 44 - Refuse & Recycling Provision for All Building Types, Condition 48 - Contamination, Condition 49 - Materials, Condition 50 - Lighting Scheme and Condition 54 - BREEAM Rating.
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18/01056/NMAT/4 Granted
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 18/01056/S73/1 (Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of the previously granted permission 18/01056/REM - (Application for the approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale) in relation to the outline application permission 10/01976/OUT at Channels Phase 6 for the development of 128 dwellings together with associated access, car parking, landscaping and related works). Amendments and reconfiguration to sizes and layout of residential land parcels A - G. Alterations to designs of housetypes A1 and A2. Additional house types E3 and F3 implemented into design) - Application for Non-Material Amendment to Permission Ref: 18/01056/S73/1 to provide single garages for Plots 14, 24 and 45
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18/01056/S73/4 Awaiting decision
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of 18/01056/S73/1 (Description: Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of the previously granted permission 18/01056/REM - (Application for the approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale) in relation to the outline application permission 10/01976/OUT at Channels Phase 6 for the development of 128 dwellings together with associated access, car parking, landscaping and related works). Amendments and reconfiguration to sizes and layout of residential land parcels A - G. Alterations to designs of house types A1 and A2. Additional house types E3 and F3 implemented into design.) to amend and improve the retaining walls adjoining the block B apartments.
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10/01976/DOC/66 Granted
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Channels Phase 6 - Condition 48: Contamination (Plots 79-82 & 91-128) - 2-26 (evens) Lower Wimbush Road, 2-48 (evens) Ironbroom Crescent & 1-9 (odds) Ironbroom Crescent
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10/01976/DOC/63 Granted
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Channels Phase 6 - Condition 50: Lighting Scheme
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10/01976/DOC/62 Granted
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Channels Phases 3c, 3d & 5 - Condition 48 - Contamination (Plots 164-192 & 206-228)
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18/01056/S73/3 Granted
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of approved permission 18/01056/S73/1 - (Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of the previously granted permission 18/01056/REM - (Application for the approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale) in relation to the outline application permission 10/01976/OUT at Channels Phase 6 for the development of 128 dwellings together with associated access, car parking, landscaping and related works. (Amendments and reconfiguration to sizes and layout of residential land parcels A - G. Alterations to designs of house types A1 and A2. Additional house types E3 and F3 implemented into design) - Revisions: Amendments to Block A which relate to the lowering of the building, into the ground, by addition of an extra storey to allow the ground floor wheelchair accessible units to have direct level access to the lakeside access. Alterations to external materials and minor design amendments. Increase in number of units from 128 to 131. Revisions to the parking provision.
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18/01056/NMAT/3 Granted
Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 18/01056/S73/1 (Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of the previously granted permission 18/01056/REM - (Application for the approval of reserved matters (access, appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale) in relation to the outline application permission 10/01976/OUT at Channels Phase 6 for the development of 128 dwellings together with associated access, car parking, landscaping and related works). Amendments and reconfiguration to sizes and layout of residential land parcels A - G. Alterations to designs of housetypes A1 and A2. Additional house types E3 and F3 implemented into design) - Amendment to the description of development to increase the number of units from 128 dwellings to 131 dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2025
Received by Chelmsford
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1 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
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Chelmsford granted permission on 1 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.
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Land North South And East Of Channels Drive Broomfield Chelmsford
Non-material amendment to permission ref 16/02194/REM (Phases 3c, 3d and 5 of the Channels Golf Club scheme to provide 240 dwellings, open space, hard and soft landscaping and associated highways and infrastructure works) to change the design of the car port doors from open slatted wood to closed.
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