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Zone BE1 Beaulieu Exchange Beaulieu Parkway Chelmsford

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 25/01716/FUL Full

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erection of two data centres (Use Class B8) with ancillary office space, public realm, hard and soft landscaping, vehicular/pedestrian/cycle access and circulation works, car and cycle parking, sustainable drainage systems, re-levelling, creation of a new culvert, and other associated works.

As published by the council, reference 25/01716/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/01716/FUL
Type
Full
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
9 Dec 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2025

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 February 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.

Documents

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

220 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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