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Land North Of New Barnes Cottages Ingatestone Road Highwood Chelmsford Essex

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/00869/FUL Full applications

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retrospective application for change of use of land to residential for two Gypsy Traveller families including two static caravans, two touring caravans, two day rooms, water treatment plant, hardstanding. Associated parking and works.

As published by the council, reference 26/00869/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00869/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Pending Consideration
Validated
30 Jul 2026

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/01585/FUL Granted

    Land North Of New Barnes Cottages Ingatestone Road Highwood Chelmsford Essex

    Construction of new stable building with tack room, hay storage room, foals rearing area.

    Decided 20 Nov 2019 Full applications
  • 19/01253/FUL Withdrawn

    Land North Of New Barnes Cottages Ingatestone Road Highwood Chelmsford Essex

    Agricultural storage building

    Decided 12 Sep 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 September 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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