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Danecroft Woodhill Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DY

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/00125/OUT Outline

Works: Demolition Several homes

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Proposal

Outline application for the erection of 6 dwellings with associated garaging and parking within residential curtilage of Danecroft; demolition of outbuildings and replacement garage; improvement of existing access to Woodhill Road and relocated parking rear of Lyndhurst. Access, layout and scale being sought, appearance and landscaping reserved.

As published by the council, reference 26/00125/OUT

Application record

Reference
26/00125/OUT
Type
Outline
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
27 Jan 2026
Postcode
CM3 4DY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024.

  • 24/01643/OUT Awaiting decision

    Danecroft Woodhill Road Danbury Chelmsford Essex CM3 4DY

    Outline application for the erection of 15 dwellings with associated garaging and parking within residential curtilage of Danecroft. Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement garage. Widening of existing access to Woodhill Road and relocated parking rear of Lyndhurst. Access, appearance, layout and scale being sought. Landscaping reserved.

    Submitted 23 Dec 2024 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 March 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

25 documents on file for this application

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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 outline applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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