51 - 53 New London Road Chelmsford

24/01436/CUPAMAApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 10 December 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 conversion of part existing second and third floor office to residential use.

Received: 16 October 2024
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived16 Oct
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation22 Nov
TargetTarget Date11 Dec
DecidedDecided10 Dec

Decided in 55 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 51 - 53 New London Road Chelmsford. 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 Baddow Road and River Can conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application details

Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Validated: 16 October 2024
Consultation expiry: 22 November 2024
Consultation end: 22 November 2024
Target decision date: 11 December 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13487411
Documents: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Chelmsford Baddow Road And River Can Conservation Area
Listed building: Grade II: 59-65, New London RoadOn or next to this site
Brownfield land register: 60 New London Road ChelmsfordRegister site at or near this address

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

Source: Chelmsford

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