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Land West Of Barbrook Way Priory Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex

25/01158/OUTOutlineAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
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Proposal

Outline planning application for the provision of up to 250 dwellings (including affordable housing and self-build plots), including vehicular and pedestrian access from Barbrook Way, land for a new early years and childcare nursery facility, land for a community facility, public open space, landscaping, surface water attenuation and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except access

Received
12 August 2025
Decision due
11 November 2025
Public comments
0 · last counted 26 October 2026
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target11 Nov
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 17 April.

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land West Of Barbrook Way Priory Road Bicknacre Chelmsford Essex. Chelmsford has handled 370 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 August 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application 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
Large
Number of dwellings
250

Planning application dates

Validated
12 August 2025
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation end
17 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14222949
Documents
59

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    12 Aug

    Outline planning application for the provision of up to 250 dwellings (including affordable housing and…

    This applicationPendingOutline25/01158/OUT
  2. 2025
    5 Aug

    Screening opinion for up to 250 residential dwellings

    ApprovedOutlineFiled alongside25/01163/EIASO

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