Chelmsford planning news
Chelmsford planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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St Peter's College Site: 185 Homes Backed on Fox Crescent
Councillors have backed up to 185 homes and 60 independent living flats on the old St Peter's College field off Fox Crescent, 78 of them affordable.
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Chelmsford Local Plan: Hearings 10 November, 22,990 Homes
Inspectors sit at the Civic Centre on 10-12 and 17-19 November and 1-3 December, live-streamed. First test: 1,210 homes a year against a need figure of 1,433.
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Lidl Waterson Vale Rebuild: Store Doubles, Moulsham Inn Goes
Lidl wants to demolish its Waterson Vale store, the Farmfoods unit and the empty Moulsham Inn for one 2,238 sq m shop. Comments close 16 October.
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Chelmsford Garden Community Road Works Start 1 September
Two footpaths north of Chelmsford close for six months from 1 September so the 1.55km road that unlocks 10,000 homes can be built. The order is the first dated proof it has started.
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Chelmsford crematorium plan: have your say from 21 August
The council wants a 22-acre cemetery and crematorium east of Stock Road, West Hanningfield. The survey runs 21 August to 4 September, with a drop-in on 27 August.