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Site At Rolphs Farm Blasford Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex

19/01952/FULFullRefused

Refused on 13 February 2020

Proposal

Demolition of existing agricultural buildings. Construction of a new dwelling with associated landscaping and car parking area.

Received
2 December 2019
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated2 Dec
  3. Consult.10 Jan
  4. Target27 Jan
  5. Decided13 Feb

Decided in 73 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Site At Rolphs Farm Blasford Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex. Chelmsford has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 3 weeks longer than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address.

85% of full applications at Chelmsford City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 December 2019
Consultation expiry
10 January 2020
Consultation end
10 January 2020
Target decision date
27 January 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
20/00030/REFUSE
Appeal status
Appeal Dismissed
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3253311
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: InquiryDecision: 10 August 2021Dev Type: Minor traveller and caravan pitchesReason: Refusal
Green Belt
3250692
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 9 February 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08306764
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Source: Chelmsford

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