Small Talk Tearooms Ltd 25 - 29 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6JE

1. 27 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

2. 4 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 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. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Chelmsford is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 41 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6JE

  18/01426/DOC/2 Submitted 23 Dec 2019 0m away

  Condition 3 - Details of the domestic car parking and turning area; Condition 4 - Service and car parking managment plan

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• 31 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6JE

  24/00797/P20AB Submitted 7 Jun 2024 24m away

  Prior approval for the upwards extension to add an additional two floors incorporating 8 apartments.

  Granted New dwelling Extension 31 docs
  Several homes

• Smoke And Dough High Bridge 26 - 28 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6JX

  26/00445/FUL Submitted 20 Apr 2026 29m away

  Proposed outside seating/dining area for twenty guests with associated furniture together with banners and planters to enclose the seating/dining area

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Former 24 - 30 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6JX

  16/01149/NMAT/3 Submitted 5 Sep 2019 33m away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 16/01149/FUL (Change of use of part of building from use class A1 to use class A3 -three units. Two storey and single storey extensions. First floor terrace. External and internal alterations.) For the removal of the two doors and canopy along Springfield Road - swapped for windows at ground floor level. Alterations to the roof, balustrades and mansafes.

  Granted Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Several homes

• Former 24 - 30 Springfield Road Chelmsford CM2 6JX

  16/01149/NMAT/2 Submitted 25 Apr 2019 33m away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 16/01149/FUL (Change of use of part of building from use class A1 to use class A3 - three units. Two storey and single storey extensions. First floor terrace. External and internal alterations.) Amendment to condition 11 so it states: "No drainage works shall be undertaken unless a surface water management strategy has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority".

  Granted Conditions Extension 3 docs
  Several homes

• Rosebery House 41 Springfield Road Chelmsford

  18/01893/FUL Submitted 23 Jan 2019 40m away

  New substation enclosure

  Granted Full applications 10 docs