Land East Of Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex
Proposal
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access from Main Road, for up to 160 dwellings (including affordable housing), public open space, landscaping, childrens play areas and all other associated infrastructure.
- Received
- 15 July 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 21 October 2026
- Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- ReceivedReceived15 Jul
- ValidatedValidated15 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at Land East Of Chatley House 52 Main Road Great Leighs Chelmsford Essex. Chelmsford has handled 5,142 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 15 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chelmsford Central conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.
Application Details
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Chelmsford Central Conservation Area
- Brownfield land register: 95 High Street 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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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.
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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.3 miChelmsfordRTPI
- 0.5 miChelmsfordRTPI
- 0.5 miChelmsfordRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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