Planning application
Hanson Aggregates Ltd Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
: EIA Scoping Opinion Request: Continuation of development of "Winning and working of sand and gravel, the erection of a processing plant and ready mix concrete and mortar plants, workshop and weighbridge and office." permitted by ESS/147/20/CHL without compliance with conditions: 2 (application details), 5 (phasing of working and restoration), 25 (confirmation of restation levels), 56 (Flood Risk Assessment), 57 (Embedded environmental mitigation), 58 (Ecological mitigation and enhancement), 60 (CEMP), 62 (LEMP), 66 (timescale for beneficial use following restoration), 67 (restoration details), 69 (planting details), 70 (aftercare details for woodland and agriculture), and 71 (aftercare details for habitats) made under Section 73 to allow amended restoration and aftercare details until and if the land is developed as part of Zone 2 of the Chelmsford Garden Community.
As published by the council, reference 26/01081/CM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01081/CM
- Status
- No Objection
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- CM3 3HR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00725/CM Granted
Hanson Aggregates Ltd Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR
Continuation of development of "Winning and working of sand and gravel." permitted by ESS/148/20/CHL (incorporating ESS/37/15/CHL) without compliance with conditions: Condition 2 (Application details) and Condition 3 (timescales for completion of mineral extraction and restoration) made under Section 73
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25/00244/CM Granted
Hanson Aggregates Ltd Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR
Continuation of development without compliance with condition 8 (restriction on number of nights on which night-time working is permitted) of planning permission ESS/10/22/CHL to allow additional week night and weekend night working. ESS/10/22/CHL is an amended planning permission for "Use of a coated roadstone plant and associated facilities for the manufacture of coated roadstone products using predominantly sand and gravel and recycled aggregates produced at the existing quarry"
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to No Objection
Previously Pending Decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 October 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's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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Hanson Aggregates Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR
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