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Quarry And Premises Moulsham Hall Lane Great And Little Leighs Chelmsford Essex

Granted Chelmsford 26/01386/CM

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 57d (Archaeological Evaluation for Phases 9 and 10) of ESS/42/17/CHL. ESS/42/17/CHL is extant permission for "Extraction of an estimated reserve of 2.8 million tonnes of sand and gravel (from sites A38 and A39 as identified in the Minerals Local Plan 2014) and retention of existing access onto the A131, retention of existing sand and gravel processing plant (to be relocated within site A38), progressive restoration to agriculture using inert fill, installation of inert recycling facility, including screening and crushing to recover secondary aggregate. In addition, revised restoration scheme for the existing quarry area"

As published by the council, reference 26/01386/CM

Application record

Reference
26/01386/CM
Status
No Objection
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Validated
9 Oct 2026

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chelmsford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00803/FUL Awaiting decision

    Quarry And Premises Moulsham Hall Lane Great And Little Leighs Chelmsford Essex

    Temporary Change of Use to Car Parking Ancillary to Chelmsford City Racecourse for a period of 2 years

    Submitted 16 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 13 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 22 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending Consideration.

  4. 23 Oct 2026

    Status changed to No Objection

    Previously Pending Decision.

What this grant of permission means

Chelmsford granted permission, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.