Site At Rolphs Farm Blasford Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex

22/00925/CUPAQOutlineRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 4 July 2022

Proposal

Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is required for the proposed change of use from agricultural buildings to 1 dwellinghouse (Class C3).

Received: 9 May 2022
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived9 May
ValidatedValidated9 May
Consult.Consultation14 Jun
TargetTarget Date4 Jul
DecidedDecided4 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Site At Rolphs Farm Blasford Hill Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex. Chelmsford has handled 370 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Chelmsford's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address.

67% of outline 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: Outline
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 May 2022
Consultation expiry: 14 June 2022
Consultation end: 14 June 2022
Target decision date: 4 July 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference: 22/00043/REFUSE
Appeal status: Appeal Dismissed
Appeal result: Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3303856

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 21 July 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11241142
Documents: 10

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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Source: Chelmsford

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