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Coval Lane Building Phase 1 &2 Civic Centre Duke Street Chelmsford Essex

Granted Chelmsford 26/00523/FUL Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of Use from Office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to a flexible Learning and Non-residential Institution Use for the provision of education (Use Class F1(a)), Local Community Use (Use Class F2) and/or Office (Use Class E(g)(i)), including performing arts education and community hire for dance, drama, music and rehearsal activities, with no external alterations.

As published by the council, reference 26/00523/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00523/FUL
Type
Full
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Permitted
Received
30 Apr 2026
Decided
5 Jun 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Apr 2026

    Received by Chelmsford

  2. 5 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission on 5 June 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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