Planning application
Strategic Growth Site North Of Woodhouse Lane Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reserved Matters relating to Access, Scale, Layout, Appearance and Landscaping pursuant to Planning Condition 1 of 20/02064/OUT for 260 homes including affordable housing and custom build homes (Use Class C3), open space and infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 26/00578/REM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00578/REM
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 May 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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20/02064/DOC/2 Awaiting decision
Strategic Growth Site North Of Woodhouse Lane Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
Condition 16 - Custom Build Design Code
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20/02064/DOC/1 Awaiting decision
Strategic Growth Site North Of Woodhouse Lane Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
Condition 5 - Phasing Plan
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26/00164/REM Decided
Strategic Growth Site North Of Woodhouse Lane Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
Application for reserved matters relating to 20/02064/OUT (Outline application for residential development for up to 512 dwellings including affordable housing and custom build homes (Use Class C3), Local Centre (Use Classes E, F.1 and F.2), formal and informal open space, and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except for primary access) for all matters (appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) related to the primary access road.
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20/00001/MAS Granted
Strategic Growth Site North Of Woodhouse Lane Broomfield Chelmsford Essex
Masterplan for around 450 new homes, neighbourhood centre, early years and childcare facility, local open space and associated access and highway infrastructure including a new access into Broomfield Hospital
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 July 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
72 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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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