32 Rainsford Road Chelmsford CM1 2QD

24/00842/CUPAMAApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 31 July 2024

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is required for the proposed change of use from Offices (Class E (g)(i) to 7 flats (Class C3)

Received: 6 June 2024
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived6 Jun
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation12 Jul
TargetTarget Date1 Aug
DecidedDecided31 Jul

Decided in 55 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 32 Rainsford Road Chelmsford CM1 2QD. Chelmsford has handled 5,270 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the Chelmsford West End conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 978 applications in total for the CM1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: CM1 2QD
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Validated: 6 June 2024
Consultation expiry: 12 July 2024
Consultation end: 12 July 2024
Target decision date: 1 August 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13111042
Documents: 16

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Chelmsford West End Conservation Area
Heritage at Risk Register: West End
Brownfield land register: 32 Rainsford Road ChelmsfordRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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