Planning application
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
Works: New dwelling
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Proposal
Change of use and conversion of Boreham House and its ancillary buildings to provide new independent preparatory school and pre-prep facilities associated with New Hall School, together with the redevelopment of the eastern courtyard to provide new-build teaching facilities, reinstatement of historic parkland to the front of the building and the provision of associated car parking, sporting and educational facilities. Retention of existing cottage adjacent to King Henry Hall in residential use.
As published by the council, reference 25/01741/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01741/FUL
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Postcode
- CM3 3HY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/05223/TPO Awaiting decision
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
W5 - Common Lime - (Marked T138) - Fell to ground level - Reason: Tree is decayed
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26/05202/TPO Decided
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
T21 (T252) Cedar- To prune lowest lateral limb over access road by approximately 2m overall branch length to achieve clearance over the road of 5.5m from ground level. T19 (T249) Cedar- To crown lift laterals over the exit drive to a height of 5.5m from ground level. T17 (T245 Plane)- To crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over exit drive to achieve an overall crown clearance of 5.5m from ground level. T14 & T15 (T241 & T242) Lime- To crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over drive to achieve an overall crown clearance of 5.5m from ground level. T13 (T215) Cedar- To crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over drive to achieve an overall crown clearance of 5.5m from ground level. G2 (T205) Cherry- To fell to ground level, northern most stem has split and resting on the ground, the remaining stem overhangs the drive enough that pruning would likely cause the tree to die/ enter a mortality spiral. T11 (T199) Cedar, T10 (T195) Cedar, G2 (T187) x1 Cherry, T6 (T181) Cedar, T4 (T178) Cedar, T3 (T176) Cedar, G4 (T2) x1 Maple, G4 (T4) x1 Whitebeam, G4 (T5) x1 Maple, T9 (T189) Cedar, T8 (T185) Cedar - Crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over drive to achieve an overall crown clearance of 5.5m from ground level. T28 (T57) Yew- To crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over rear gravel path and gate to achieve an overall crown clearance of 3m from ground level.
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26/05205/TPO Awaiting decision
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
T53 - London Plane (marked T124 on plan) - Reduce the stem to the south by 2 metres in height and spread, and reduce the major limb to the north by 4 metres in height and spread. Reason - To mitigate the risk of further failure of the remaining crown.
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26/05178/TPO Decided
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
G4 - (Marked T19) - Silver Birch - Fell; W1 - (Marked T232) - Lime - Fell; W4 - (Marked T354, T355, T356) - Lime - Remove basal epicormic growth to allow for inspection; G1 (T79, T89, T368), G2 (T430, T433) and W4 (403) - Poplar - Fell; G2 - (Marked T290, T296) - Black Poplar - Fell; Sycamore Marked T362,T365, T367 (not protected) - Sycamore - Fell; W4 (Marked T340,T339, T342, T375) - Ash - Fell; W4 - (Marked T342) - Ash - Fell to 2m Stump; W4 (Marked T353) - Ash - Fell, retain high stump; W4 - (Marked T398) - Ash - Fell stem to east; W4 - (Marked T347, T401) - Willow - Coppice to 1m stump; W4 - (Marked T402) - Willow - Monolith to 4m; Cypress Marked T278 (not protected) - Fell; Cypress Marked T283 (not protected) - Remove failed stem. Reason for all - a mixture of disease, decay, dieback and stem failures. Please see report for further details.
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26/05083/TPO Granted
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
T46 Sycamore (T109 on plan) - Fell to ground level. Reason: Poor structural condition, risk of failure and major deadwood.
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25/01742/LBC Awaiting decision
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
Change of use and conversion of Boreham House and its ancillary buildings to provide new independent preparatory school and pre-prep facilities associated with New Hall School, together with the redevelopment of the eastern courtyard to provide new-build teaching facilities, reinstatement of historic parkland to the front of the building and the provision of associated car parking, sporting and educational facilities. Retention of existing cottage adjacent to King Henry Hall in residential use.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Chelmsford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/01742/LBC (Pending Consideration)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
120 documents on file for this application
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Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
91% historically approved · decision due ~9 Feb
Change of use and conversion of Boreham House and its ancillary buildings to provide new independent preparatory school and pre-prep facilities associated with New Hall School, together with the redevelopment of the eastern courtyard to provide new-build teaching facilities, reinstatement of historic parkland to the front of the building and the provision of associated car parking, sporting and educational facilities. Retention of existing cottage adjacent to King Henry Hall in residential use.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling 117 docs -
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
94% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
G4 - (Marked T19) - Silver Birch - Fell; W1 - (Marked T232) - Lime - Fell; W4 - (Marked T354, T355, T356) - Lime - Remove basal epicormic growth to allow for inspection; G1 (T79, T89, T368), G2 (T430, T433) and W4 (403) - Poplar - Fell; G2 - (Marked T290, T296) - Black Poplar - Fell; Sycamore Marked T362,T365, T367 (not protected) - Sycamore - Fell; W4 (Marked T340,T339, T342, T375) - Ash - Fell; W4 - (Marked T342) - Ash - Fell to 2m Stump; W4 (Marked T353) - Ash - Fell, retain high stump; W4 - (Marked T398) - Ash - Fell stem to east; W4 - (Marked T347, T401) - Willow - Coppice to 1m stump; W4 - (Marked T402) - Willow - Monolith to 4m; Cypress Marked T278 (not protected) - Fell; Cypress Marked T283 (not protected) - Remove failed stem. Reason for all - a mixture of disease, decay, dieback and stem failures. Please see report for further details.
Decided Trees 3 docs -
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
94% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov
T53 - London Plane (marked T124 on plan) - Reduce the stem to the south by 2 metres in height and spread, and reduce the major limb to the north by 4 metres in height and spread. Reason - To mitigate the risk of further failure of the remaining crown.
Awaiting decision Trees -
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
94% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov
T21 (T252) Cedar- To prune lowest lateral limb over access road by approximately 2m overall branch length to achieve clearance over the road of 5.5m from ground level. T19 (T249) Cedar- To crown lift laterals over the exit drive to a height of 5.5m from ground level. T17 (T245 Plane)- To crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over exit drive to achieve an overall crown clearance of 5.5m from ground level. T14 & T15 (T241 & T242) Lime- To crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over drive to achieve an overall crown clearance of 5.5m from ground level. T13 (T215) Cedar- To crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over drive to achieve an overall crown clearance of 5.5m from ground level. G2 (T205) Cherry- To fell to ground level, northern most stem has split and resting on the ground, the remaining stem overhangs the drive enough that pruning would likely cause the tree to die/ enter a mortality spiral. T11 (T199) Cedar, T10 (T195) Cedar, G2 (T187) x1 Cherry, T6 (T181) Cedar, T4 (T178) Cedar, T3 (T176) Cedar, G4 (T2) x1 Maple, G4 (T4) x1 Whitebeam, G4 (T5) x1 Maple, T9 (T189) Cedar, T8 (T185) Cedar - Crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over drive to achieve an overall crown clearance of 5.5m from ground level. T28 (T57) Yew- To crown lift/ prune back lowest laterals over rear gravel path and gate to achieve an overall crown clearance of 3m from ground level.
Decided Trees -
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
94% historically approved · decision due ~2 Dec
W5 - Common Lime - (Marked T138) - Fell to ground level - Reason: Tree is decayed
Awaiting decision Trees -
Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HY
T46 Sycamore (T109 on plan) - Fell to ground level. Reason: Poor structural condition, risk of failure and major deadwood.
Granted Trees 5 docs
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