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Vision IT Recruitment Ltd The Outpost Chelwater Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7FH

26/00009/CUPAMAApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 23 February 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Determination as to whether prior approval of the local planning authority is required for for the change of use of an existing Class E building to one dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). The proposal comprises the creation of a single self-contained residential unit within the existing building envelope. No external alterations to the building are proposed as part of this application.

Received
2 January 2026
  1. Received2 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 52 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Vision IT Recruitment Ltd The Outpost Chelwater Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7FH. 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. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 754 applications in total for the CM2 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
CM2 7FH
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
2 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 February 2026
Consultation end
6 February 2026
Target decision date
27 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14590192
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Site at 291-293 Baddow Road 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.

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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    8 Jun

    Condition 3 - Contamination

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00009/DOC/2
  2. 2026
    24 Feb

    Condition 3 - Contamination

    RefusedDischarge of conditions26/00009/DOC/1
  3. 2026
    2 Jan

    Determination as to whether prior approval of the local planning authority is required for for the change of…

    This applicationApprovedApplication26/00009/CUPAMA

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