Planning application
220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local authority is required for the change of use of upper floors of Class e space to form 41 residential apartments, with associated ground floor bin and cycle storage.
As published by the council, reference 26/00315/CUPAMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00315/CUPAMA
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Postcode
- CM2 0LR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01120/CUPAMA Decided
220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR
Determination as to whether prior approval of the local authority is required for the change of use of upper floors of Class e space to form 7 new residential units (in addition to the 41 residential units approved under application 26/00638/CUPAMA), with associated ground floor bin and cycle storage
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26/00638/CUPAMA Granted
220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR
Determination as to whether prior approval of the local authority is required for the change of use of upper floors of Class e space to form 41 residential apartments, with associated ground floor bin and cycle storage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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17 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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