Superdrug 17 - 18 High Street Chelmsford CM1 1BE

24/00201/FULFullApproved

Approved on 20 March 2024

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Proposal

Subdivision of rear of 17/18 High Street to create new shop unit with mall frontage; associated external & internal works including new mall level fire exit and fenestration amendment/ insertion in Ginnel passageway.

Received: 15 February 2024
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived15 Feb
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation15 Mar
TargetTarget Date11 Apr
DecidedDecided20 Mar

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Superdrug 17 - 18 High Street Chelmsford CM1 1BE. Chelmsford has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 2 weeks quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 978 applications in total for the CM1 postcode area.

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

Postcode: CM1 1BE
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Validated: 15 February 2024
Consultation expiry: 15 March 2024
Consultation end: 15 March 2024
Target decision date: 11 April 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12770998
Documents: 20

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Chelmsford Central Conservation Area
Listed building: Grade II: 16 and 17, High StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Associated applications

2025
23 Apr
Condition 3 - Materials Condition 4 - Shop fronts
ConditionsDischarge of conditions24/00201/DOC/1
2024
15 Feb
Subdivision of rear of 17/18 High Street to create new shop unit with mall frontage; associated external &…
This applicationApprovedFull24/00201/FUL

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Source: Chelmsford

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