Planning application
31 Thames Avenue Chelmsford Essex CM1 2LN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of the use from C3 to C2 Children's Home and the addition of cycle storage.
As published by the council, reference 26/00635/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00635/FUL
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Postcode
- CM1 2LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 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 15 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
23 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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