Superdrug 17 - 18 High Street Chelmsford CM1 1BE

25/00439/LBCHeritageRefused

Listed building consent

Refused on 14 July 2025

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Proposal

New windows and double entrance doors fitted to apatures. New fascia trims and high level header panels installed. New fascia signs and projecting signs to shop front. Full new retail interior fit out to ground floor. Full new back of house fit out to first floor. Life safety systems to second floor.

Received: 20 March 2025
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived20 Mar
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation7 May
TargetTarget Date15 May
DecidedDecided14 Jul

Decided in 116 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Superdrug 17 - 18 High Street Chelmsford CM1 1BE. Chelmsford has handled 150 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 10 weeks longer than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in the Chelmsford Central conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 978 applications in total for the CM1 postcode area.

94% of heritage 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: Heritage
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Validated: 20 March 2025
Consultation expiry: 7 May 2025
Consultation end: 7 May 2025
Target decision date: 15 May 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13873689
Documents: 22

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Chelmsford

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