Planning application
12 - 14 School Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1QU
Works: Demolition
Relates to 24/00890/OUT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for reserved matters relating to 24/00890/OUT (Outline application for the demolition of the existing commercial properties and redevelopment of 5 residential dwellings. Access being sought, all other matters (appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) reserved) The details relate to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale included in the conditions of the outline consent
As published by the council, reference 26/00789/REM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00789/REM
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Postcode
- CM11 1QU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00890/OUT Granted
12 - 14 School Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1QU
Outline application for the demolition of the existing commercial properties and redevelopment of 5 residential dwellings. Access being sought, all other matters (appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) reserved
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Chelmsford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Oct 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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24/00890/OUT Granted
12 - 14 School Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1QU
Outline application for the demolition of the existing commercial properties and redevelopment of 5 residential dwellings. Access being sought, all other matters (appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) reserved
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
78 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 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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Granted Outline Demolition 35 docs -
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