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Land Rear Of 42 Patching Hall Lane Chelmsford Essex

25/01737/OUTOutlineRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 17 February 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application for the demolition of existing garage and construction of a detached chalet-style dwelling. Access, scale and layout being sought, all other matters reserved.

Received
23 December 2025
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Land Rear Of 42 Patching Hall Lane Chelmsford Essex. Chelmsford has handled 370 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Chelmsford's typical decision time. 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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Why it was refused

  1. Reason 1 Policy DM29 requires development proposals to safeguard the living environment of occupiers of nearby residential property by ensuring that the development is not overbearing and does not result in unacceptable overlooking or overshadowing. The proposed development would introduce new built form, 9m long and almost 7m high, adjacent to the rear garden boundary with no. 40 Patching Hall Lane. The garden to no. 40 is at a lower ground level than the application site. The proposed dwelling would be positioned only 6.5m from the rear elevation to no.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Outline
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
23 December 2025
Consultation expiry
30 January 2026
Consultation end
30 January 2026
Target decision date
17 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14551271
Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Land Rear of 42 Patching Hall Lane 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 (22)

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 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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