Planning application
HM Prison 200 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6LQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a new switch room and generator on a concrete plinth located on land South West of the existing kitchen building. New electrical containment to run along the retaining wall adjacent to the kitchen building, pass underground, and continue at high level along the external elevation of C Wing.
As published by the council, reference 26/00419/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00419/FUL
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Postcode
- CM2 6LQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00676/FUL Granted
HM Prison 200 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6LQ
To install smoke extract louvers into existing roofs along with external make up air ducts located on cell block walls
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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17 Aug 2026
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Related applications
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- Application: 24/00676/FUL (Application Permitted)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Chelmsford granted permission on 22 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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