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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
87.1% of applications approved
Ranks #180 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
26.8% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #86 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 329 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£405,000 median sale price
-1.2% year on year · 2,320 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
51.4% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #70 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 64,625 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/01724/S73 | Land Adjacent Orchards Damases Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex | Variation of condition 3 to approved planning permission 25/01724/FUL (Change of use to community and recreational use… | Variationconditions | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 26/01247/FUL | 23 Baddow Hall Crescent Great Baddow Chelmsford | Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration. | Householder | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 26/05204/TPO | Palmers Law Palmers House 75 Springfield Road Chelmsford | T1 Oak & G1 x5 Yews- Reduce by 1m max. Reason: Overgrown | Treeworks | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 26/01202/FUL | Old Chase Farm Hyde Lane Danbury Chelmsford Essex | Demolition of existing workshop and erection of new workshop for B2 use ancillary to the existing B8 storage use | Fullplanning | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 26/05686/CAT | 2 High Street Great Baddow Chelmsford | T1 - Large Laurel - Remove 2 limbs in close proximity to the building and reduce remaining limb in height by 8m. G1-… | Treeworks | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 26/01033/FUL | Apiary Yard 279A Beehive Lane Great Baddow Chelmsford | 6no Wall Mounted Light fittings to front elevation over exsisting tenant signage | Advertisement | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 26/05202/TPO | Boreham House Main Road Boreham Chelmsford Essex | T21 (T252) Cedar- To prune lowest lateral limb over access road by approximately 2m overall branch length to achieve… | Treeworks | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00633/DOC/1 | Willowdene Blind Lane West Hanningfield Chelmsford | Condition 3 - Materials | Other | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/05198/TPO | 1 Pandan Close West Hanningfield Chelmsford | T1- Turkey Oak - Pollard to previous points by removing up to 5.5m - Reason: To maintain a pollarding routine and… | Treeworks | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/00955/FUL | 50 Hillary Close Chelmsford Essex | Proposed vehicular crossover | Fullplanning | 29 Sept 2026 |
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We index every application published on Chelmsford’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://publicaccess.chelmsford.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 2 Oct 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Chelmsford, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 50,809 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Chelmsford — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Chelmsford's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 2 Oct 2026.
87.1% of Chelmsford's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
26.8% of appeals against Chelmsford decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 329 decided appeals.
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