Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Proposal
EIA Scoping Opinion Request: Continuation of development of “Winning and working of sand and gravel.” permitted by ESS/148/20/CHL (incorporating ESS/37/15/CHL) without compliance with conditions: 2 (Application details), 16 (confirmation of restoration level), 24 (subsoil levels), 45 (flood Risk Assessment), 46 (Embedded environmental mitigation), 47 (Ecological mitigation and enhancement), 50 (CEMP), 51 (LEMP), 58 (timescale for beneficial use following restoration), 59 (restoration details), 60 (planting details), 61 (aftercare details for woodland and agriculture), and 62 (aftercare scheme for habitats) made under Section 73 to allow amended restoration and aftercare details until and if the land is developed as part of Zone 2 of the Chelmsford Garden Community.
- Received
- 5 August 2026
- Council
- Essex County Council
- ReceivedSubmitted5 Aug
- ValidatedValidated5 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR. Essex has handled 5 applications of this type, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 5 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 2,930 applications in total for the CM3 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
Source: Essex
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202612 Oct
Details pursuant to condition 39 (Noise Monitoring results July 2026 of planning permission ESS/148/20/CHL
PendingDischarge of conditionsESS/148/20/CHL/39/05 - 202623 Jul
Details pursuant to condition 39 (Noise Monitoring results July 2026 of planning permission ESS/148/20/CHL
Partial DischargeDischarge of conditionsESS/148/20/CHL/39/04 - 202428 Oct
Details pursuant to condition 34 (Archaeological Post Excavation Examination Phases 14 to 16) of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/148/20/CHL/34/01 - 20247 Aug
Details pursuant to condition 51 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of ESS/148/20/CHL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/148/20/CHL/51/01 - 20247 Aug
Details pursuant to condition 35 (Level 2 Building Record) of ESS/148/20/CHL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/148/20/CHL/35/01 - 20247 Aug
Details pursuant to condition 50 (Construction Environmental Management Plan - Biodiversity) of ESS/148/20/CHL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/148/20/CHL/50/01
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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 2026-10-09. 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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