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Land South West Of Leighams Farm Leighams Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/01295/CUPAQ

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

Proposal

Determination as to whether the prior approval for the proposed change of use of agricultural poultry unit to 3 dwellings.

As published by the council, reference 26/01295/CUPAQ

Application record

Reference
26/01295/CUPAQ
Status
Pending Consideration
Validated
22 Sep 2026

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 20/01198/FUL Granted

    Land South West Of Leighams Farm Leighams Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex

    Demolition of an existing poultry shed. Change of use of agricultural land and poultry shed to equestrian use. Alterations to existing poultry shed to facilitate equestrian use. Creation of associated equestrian facilities.

    Decided 23 Sep 2020 Full applications
  • 20/00106/FUL Refused

    Land South West Of Leighams Farm Leighams Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex

    Change of use of agricultural land to land for equestrian use. Change of use of poultry shed (agricultural) to equestrian use. Alterations to existing poultry shed to facilitate equestrian use. Creation of associated equestrian facilities. Demolition of an existing poultry shed.

    Decided 30 Mar 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 November 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

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Chelmsford's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.