1 White Elm Cottages White Elm Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4LR

1. 3 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

2. 14 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 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.

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.

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.

• White Elm Garden Centre 50 White Elm Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4LR

  18/00046/DOC/1 Submitted 24 Apr 2019 50 yards away

  Condition 3 - Details of soft landscape works for the new car parking area

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• 3 White Elm Cottages White Elm Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4LR

  20/00654/FUL Submitted 28 Apr 2020 50 yards away

  To install a new small package sewage treatment plant. This will replace an existing septic tank.

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• White Elm Garden Centre 50 White Elm Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4LR

  19/01057/FUL Submitted 31 Jul 2019 200 yards away

  Construction of single storey residential lodge for farm manager.

  Refused Full applications 10 docs
  Small domestic

• White Elm Garden Centre 50 White Elm Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4LR

  19/01860/FUL Submitted 11 Nov 2019 200 yards away

  Siting of a mobile caravan for use in connection with the garden centre/petting farm.

  Refused Full applications 8 docs

• Elm House White Elm Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4LR

  18/00755/FUL Submitted 8 May 2018 250 yards away

  Removal of low timber panel and dwarf walling and construction of new brick boundary wall and new entrance gates.

  Refused Full applications 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Outbuildings At The Barn White Elm Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex

  20/01816/OUT Submitted 20 Nov 2020 250 yards away

  Outline application for demolition of existing outbuildings & proposed detached bungalow. Access being sought, all other matters reserved.

  Granted Outline Demolition 9 docs

• 26/01439/FUL Awaiting decision

  Chimera Moor Hall Lane Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex CM3 4ER

  Single storey rear extension

  Full applications
• 26/01433/FUL Awaiting decision

  106 The Street Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3NT

  Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension. Ground source heat pump and battery for electricity storage.

  Full applications
• 26/01374/FUL Awaiting decision

  The Cottage Chignal Road Mashbury Chelmsford Essex CM1 4GP

  Erection of detached workshop and studio

  Full applications
• 26/01428/FUL Awaiting decision

  Westbourne The Causeway Great Baddow CM2 7JX

  Alterations to rear elevations including a new roof and extension of roof overhang.

  Full applications
• 26/01402/FUL Awaiting decision

  74A Brock Hill Runwell Wickford SS11 7NR

  Retrospective planning application for the in filling of an existing man-made pond

  Full applications