Merryfields Marks Farm Lane Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HF
Approved on 3 June 2026
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Proposal
Additional storey to a dwellinghouse (increase in height 2.358 Metres) under class aa, part 1 of the general permitted development order 2015 (as amended)
- Received
- 24 April 2026
- Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- ReceivedReceived24 Apr
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date5 Jun
- DecidedDecided3 Jun
Decided in 40 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Merryfields Marks Farm Lane Rettendon Chelmsford Essex CM3 8HF. Chelmsford has handled 5,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 9 days quicker than Chelmsford's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 2,973 applications in total for the CM3 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- CM3 8HF
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 24 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 5 June 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14885353
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Green belt: Chelmsford
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.
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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Chelmsford
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