Milstrete House 29 New Street Chelmsford

25/01625/CUPAMAApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 5 February 2026

4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Determination as to whether prior approval of the local planning authority is required for the change of use of a building and land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class E (Offices) to 9 self-contained flats (Class C3).

Received: 15 December 2025
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived15 Dec
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation16 Jan
TargetTarget Date9 Feb
DecidedDecided5 Feb

Decided in 52 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Milstrete House 29 New Street Chelmsford. Chelmsford has handled 5,270 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Chelmsford's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application details

Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Validated: 15 December 2025
Consultation expiry: 16 January 2026
Consultation end: 16 January 2026
Target decision date: 9 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: The Wheatsheaf Public HouseOn or next to this site
Brownfield land register: 29 New Street ChelmsfordRegister site at or near this address · +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, conservation 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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