Planning application
Barn South Hillcroft Chignal Road Chignal Smealy Chelmsford Essex
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing structures and construction of 3 new self-build/custom-build bungalows with associated access, parking and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/00749/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00749/FUL
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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20/00825/FUL Granted
Barn South Hillcroft Chignal Road Chignal Smealy Chelmsford Essex
Removal of identified buildings on site and re-use and conversion of existing building on site to a residential dwelling.
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18/00882/FUL Refused
Barn South Hillcroft Chignal Road Chignal Smealy Chelmsford Essex
Re-use and conversion of existing buildings on site to a residential dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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