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Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

Awaiting decision Chelmsford 26/01361/FUL Full applications

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

Proposal

Conversion of the existing detached garage to ancillary residential accommodation, construction of a single storey link to the dwelling and associated external alterations.

As published by the council, reference 26/01361/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01361/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Pending Consideration
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Postcode
CM2 8LD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00859/FUL Granted

    Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    Single storey side/rear extension

    Decided 11 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/05094/TPO Withdrawn

    Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    W1 - remove live trees below 300mm dbh where these have or are at risk of collapsing across existing paths, remove trees and shrubs below 70mm dbh within 2m of the centreline of existing paths to remove or prevent obstructions and crown lift branches of live trees to 3m over existing footpaths. Reason - General husbandry and routine maintenance.

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/05072/TPO Granted

    Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    W1 - 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 1 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - Clear obstructions to footpath. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 3 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. Up to 20x Holly (labelled 4 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - to clear obstruction to an established footpath within the woodland and to create a small gap and increase structural diversity of the woodland. 1x Hornbeam (labelled 14 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 15 on location plan) - Remove collapsed pole. Reason - General husbandry. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 16 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users. 1x Sweet Chestnut (labelled 17 on location plan) - Fell. Reason - For safety of woodland users.

    Decided 22 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 24/01613/AG Refused

    Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    Woodland management building

    Decided 17 Dec 2024 Other
  • 22/05242/TPO Granted

    Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    W1 - Hornbeams - ( Along NW boundary) - Dig post holes to install perimeter fence adjacent trees -to facilitate installation of boundary fence. W1 trees - refer to accompanying site plan for location within proximity to fence installation - handing digging within root protection areas, method set out in accompanying arboricultural method statement to minimise impact to trees.

    Decided 26 Jan 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 14 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 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

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    26/00859/FUL Submitted 26 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Single storey side/rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension
    Small domestic

  • Poolman Ltd Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    20/05060/TPO Submitted 12 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    T2 (T1 on accompanying plan) - Oak - Crown thin by 30% - Reason: In order to reduce the strain upon the stem, whilst allowing mild crown shaping and balancing of any overextended limbs as well as a reduced wind sail and branch density.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Unit And Yard 8 At Five Tree Works Bakers Lane Galleywood Chelmsford

    24/01735/FUL Submitted 16 Dec 2024 100 yards away

    Retrospective change of use from open storage and business administration to a mixed-use comprising the storage and distribution of vehicle-mounted mobile cranes, the siting of office and storage containers, and the provision of education/training for the operation of vehicle-mounted mobile cranes.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs

  • Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    24/01613/AG Submitted 21 Nov 2024 150 yards away

    Woodland management building

    Refused Other 9 docs

  • Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    26/05094/TPO Submitted 26 May 2026 150 yards away

    W1 - remove live trees below 300mm dbh where these have or are at risk of collapsing across existing paths, remove trees and shrubs below 70mm dbh within 2m of the centreline of existing paths to remove or prevent obstructions and crown lift branches of live trees to 3m over existing footpaths. Reason - General husbandry and routine maintenance.

    Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

  • Gay Bowers Farm Bakers Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford Essex CM2 8LD

    22/05242/TPO Submitted 15 Dec 2022 200 yards away

    W1 - Hornbeams - ( Along NW boundary) - Dig post holes to install perimeter fence adjacent trees -to facilitate installation of boundary fence. W1 trees - refer to accompanying site plan for location within proximity to fence installation - handing digging within root protection areas, method set out in accompanying arboricultural method statement to minimise impact to trees.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
    Small domestic

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