Shakestone Farmhouse Writtle Road Chelmsford CM1 3RL
Proposal
Redevelopment of the existing mixed use farmstead complex to provide commercial units, associated access roads, service yards, car parking, landscaping, surface water drainage infrastructure, retention of the existing biomass facility and two barns, retention of existing residential 1 building and addition of single storey extension via a glazed link with internal alterations to residential 2 building. Associated ecological, heritage, drainage and sustainable design measures.
- Received
- 14 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 16 October 2026
- Council
- Chelmsford City Council
- ReceivedSubmitted14 Sep
- ValidatedValidated14 Sep
- Consult.Consultation23 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for an extension at Shakestone Farmhouse Writtle Road Chelmsford CM1 3RL. Chelmsford has handled 5,097 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 14 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 949 applications in total for the CM1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
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.
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