Planning application
Acre Farm Leighs Road Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3NA
Works: Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of 6 new bungalows with modification to existing access.
As published by the council, reference 26/00072/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00072/FUL
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 21 Apr 2026
- Postcode
- CM3 3NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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21 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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