Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG
Pending
23/001541/DOC/1
Description
Condition 11 (ii) - Historic building recording & Written Scheme of Investigation
Other new applications on this street
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Condition 3 - Materials, Condition 4 - Large scale drawings - eaves, hips, doors & solar…
2025
Approved
Variation of Condition 2 to approved planning application 23/01541/FUL (Replacement of ex…
2025
Condition 3 - Material, Condition 4 - Large Scale Drawings Condition 11 - Written Scheme…
2025
Change of use of the South Wing of Downham Hall from residential use class C3 to hotel ac…
2020
Refused
Dual flexible use of the ground floor for B&B (class C1) and a multi-function venue (clas…
2020
Refused
Dual flexible use of the ground floor for B&B (class C1) and a multi-function venue (clas…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Chelmsford Essex CM11 1LG
Replacement of existing barn and use of the barn to provide event facilities including an…
2023
Approved
Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Chelmsford Essex CM11 1LG
Replacement of existing barn and use of the barn to provide event facilities including an…
2021
Approved
North Wing Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG
Change of use from hotel (Use Class C1) with dining facilities to a hybrid use as restaur…
2017
Approved
North Wing Downham Hall Castledon Road Downham Billericay Essex CM11 1LG
Change of use from residential dwelling to 5 bed B&B
Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#42 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Chelmsford is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #23 out of 292. Only 18% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Chelmsford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #162 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #199 of 292
85%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #23 of 292
18%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #15 of 292
81%
Minor dwellings approved
144 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,291
Total decisions
166 refused in 2025