Planning application
Land East Of North Court Road And North Of Hospital Approach Broomfield Chelmsford
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary change of use of the top two floors of the care home (class c2) to a health-rehabilitation-focused hotel (class c1) for a period of 3 years.
As published by the council, reference 26/00728/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00728/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 7 applications since 2018: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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13/00409/NMAT/10 Granted
Land East Of North Court Road And North Of Hospital Approach Broomfield Chelmsford
Non-material amendment to planning permission - 13/00409/S73/1 (Variation of condition 3 to approved planning application 13/00409/FUL (Variation of condition 3 to approved planning application 13/00409/FUL (Construction of 178 Dwellings, care home (90 rooms), GP surgery and retail store, together with associated access, car parking, landscaping and related works) to a variation to the scheme to increase the number of bedrooms from 48 Care room homes to 80 C2 suites as well as smaller basement to accommodate staff ancillary rooms, gym and hydrotherapy pool) This non-material amendment is seeking an approval for a replacement of living wall with zinc cladding, an addition of a lobby, removal of a canopy, a replacement of external steps with a ramp, adjustment to roof between oxygen store and main building, and adjustments to some windows
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13/00409/DOC/12 Granted
Land East Of North Court Road And North Of Hospital Approach Broomfield Chelmsford
Condition 4 - Detailed surface water drainage scheme for the site based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydro geological context
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13/00409/DOC/11 Granted
Land East Of North Court Road And North Of Hospital Approach Broomfield Chelmsford
Condition 14(b) - BREEAM
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13/00409/DOC/10 Granted
Land East Of North Court Road And North Of Hospital Approach Broomfield Chelmsford
Condition 16 - Electric Charging Points, Condition 20 - External Infrastructure
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13/00409/NMAT/4 Granted
Land East Of North Court Road And North Of Hospital Approach Broomfield Chelmsford
Non-material amendment to permission reference 13/00409/MAT/1 (Variation of Condition 3 of permission reference 13/00409/FUL (Construction of 178 Dwellings, care home (90 rooms), GP surgery and retail store, together with associated access, car parking, landscaping and related works.) for a reduction in the number of dwellings to 165 and alter the approved layout.) for amendments including relocation of the play equipment and changes to the open space.
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13/00409/DOC/7 Granted
Land East Of North Court Road And North Of Hospital Approach Broomfield Chelmsford
13/00409/MAT/1: Condition 5 - Specifications and management of open spaces, Condition 11 - Hard and soft landscaping, Condition 18(b) - Contamination, Condition 19 - Service runs and Condition 20 - Lighting and lighting furniture.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 August 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.
What 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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