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Barns Opposite Whitbreads Business Centre Whitbreads Farm Lane Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex

26/01253/CUPAQAwaiting decision
Prior approval
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local plannig authoirty is required for the proposed change of use of agricultural building to eight dwellings and associated operational development.

Received
11 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 27 October 2026
  1. Received11 Sep
  2. Validated11 Sep
  3. Consult.23 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Barns Opposite Whitbreads Business Centre Whitbreads Farm Lane Little Waltham Chelmsford Essex. Chelmsford has handled 5,270 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chelmsford Central conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 978 applications in total for the CM1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
CM1 1EQ

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 September 2026
Consultation end
23 October 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Chelmsford Central Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Shire HallOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    4 Sep

    Determination as to whether the prior approval application of the local planning authority is required for…

    ApprovedOutline23/01432/CUPAQ
  2. 2022
    23 Nov

    Determination as to whether the prior approval application of the local planning authority is required for…

    RefusedOutline22/02161/CUPAQ
  3. 2022
    28 Mar

    Determination as to whether the prior approval application of the local planning authority is required for…

    RefusedOutline22/00615/CUPAQ
  4. 2021
    1 Nov

    Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is required for the proposed…

    ApprovedApplication21/02203/CUPAR
  5. 2021
    1 Nov

    Determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is required for the proposed…

    RefusedOutline21/02190/CUPAQ

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