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
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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The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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