Planning application
220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Determination as to whether 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 26/00638/CUPAMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00638/CUPAMA
- Status
- Prior Approval Required - Approved
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- CM2 0LR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01120/CUPAMA Awaiting decision
220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR
Determination as to whether prior approval of the local authority is required for the change of use of upper floors of Class e space to form 7 new residential units (in addition to the 41 residential units approved under application 26/00638/CUPAMA), with associated ground floor bin and cycle storage
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26/00315/CUPAMA Refused
220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01120/CUPAMA Awaiting decision
220 Moulsham Street Chelmsford CM2 0LR
Determination as to whether prior approval of the local authority is required for the change of use of upper floors of Class e space to form 7 new residential units (in addition to the 41 residential units approved under application 26/00638/CUPAMA), with associated ground floor bin and cycle storage
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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Chelmsford granted permission on 21 July 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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