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Runwell Hall Farmhouse Hoe Lane Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8DQ

26/00009/HHPAFullApproved

Approved on 7 May 2026

Proposal

The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum depth of 8m, for which the maximum height would be 4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.55m.

Received
30 March 2026
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 May
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Runwell Hall Farmhouse Hoe Lane Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8DQ. Chelmsford has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 11 days quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,983 applications in total for the CM3 postcode area.

85% of full 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
CM3 8DQ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
30 March 2026
Target decision date
11 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14790262
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Chelmsford
  • 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, 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.

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
    30 Mar

    The construction of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original…

    This applicationApprovedFull26/00009/HHPA
  3. 2026
    24 Feb

    Condition 3 - Contamination

    RefusedDischarge of conditions26/00009/DOC/1

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