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Land East Of Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex

26/00137/EIASOOutlineAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

EIA Screening Opinion for Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access, for up to 160 dwellings (including affordable housing), public open space, landscaping, children's play area and all other associated infrastructure

Received
29 January 2026
Decision due
19 February 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 14 October 2026
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target19 Feb
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 6 March.

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land East Of Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex. Chelmsford has handled 370 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 January 2026 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
160

Planning application dates

Validated
29 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 March 2026
Consultation end
6 March 2026
Decision issued
26 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: ChatleyOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Rochester Farm, Great Leighs
  • Brownfield land register: Land North of 64 Main Road Great Leighs ChelmsfordRegister site at or near this address

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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