Hanson Aggregates Ltd Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR

Pending 26/00725/CM
Admin / procedural
Council
Chelmsford 7.3/10
Date received
2 Jun 2026
Date validated
2 Jun 2026
Postcode
CM3 3HR

Description

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: Condition 2 (Application details) and Condition 3 (timescales for completion of mineral extraction and restoration) made under Section 73

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Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Change of use of part of inert waste recycling facility (as permitted by ESS/15/15/CHL) f…
25/01368/CM
2025 Approved
Continuation of development without compliance with condition 8 (restriction on number of…
25/00244/CM
2017 Approved
Continuation of inert waste recycling site which includes screening and crushing and a wa…
17/00294/CM
2017 Approved
Continuation of inert waste recycling site which includes screening and crushing and a wa…
17/00294/CM
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR
Continuation of development permitted by planning permission ESS/01/11/CHL without compli…
22/00309/CM
2022 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR
Continuation of development permitted by planning permission ESS/01/11/CHL without compli…
22/00309/CM
2021 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR
Continuation of development permitted by CHL/1019/87 without compliance with condition 1…
21/00098/CM
2021 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry Generals Lane Boreham Chelmsford Essex CM3 3HR
Continuation of development permitted by CHL/1890/87 without compliance with condition 1…
21/00097/CM
2020 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Continuation of development without compliance with condition 3 (Timescales) of CHL/1019/…
ESS/149/20/CHL/SO
2017 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Continuation of inert waste recycling facility which includes screening and crushing and…
ESS/10/17/CHL
2024 With conditions
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 47 (Ecological mitigation – central silt lagoons restoratio…
ESS/148/20/CHL/47/01
2024 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 14 (Soil and overburden stripping plan for Phases 14 to 16…
ESS/148/20/CHL/14/01
2024 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 34 (Archaeological Post Excavation Examination Phases 14 to…
ESS/148/20/CHL/34/01
2024 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 31 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation for phas…
ESS/148/20/CHL/31/01
2024 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 33 (Completion of archaeological field work Phases 14 to 16…
ESS/148/20/CHL/33/01
2024 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 41 (Noise Management Plan) of ESS/148/20/CHL. ESS/148/20/CH…
ESS/148/20/CHL/41/01
2024 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 35 (Level 2 Building Record) of ESS/148/20/CHL. ESS/148/20/…
ESS/148/20/CHL/35/01
2024 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 50 (Construction Environmental Management Plan - Biodiversi…
ESS/148/20/CHL/50/01
2024 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 51 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of ESS/148/20…
ESS/148/20/CHL/51/01
2023 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 10 (Noise monitoring – Jun/July 2023 and October 2023) of p…
ESS/10/22/CHL/10/01
2022 Approved
Boreham Proving Ground, Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 34 (Aftercare year 2022 for planting and species rich grass…
CHL/1019/87/34/16
2022 Approved
Boreham Proving Ground, Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 34 (Aftercare year 2021/22 for agricultural areas) of plann…
CHL/1019/87/34/15
2022 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 6 of ESS/01/11/CHL (Record of night-time HGV movements for…
ESS/01/11/CHL/06/01
2022 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 6 of ESS/01/11/CHL (Record of night-time HGV movements for…
ESS/01/11/CHL/06/03
2022 Approved
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 6 of ESS/01/11/CHL (Record of night-time HGV movements for…
ESS/01/11/CHL/06/02
2020 Approved
Boreham Proving Ground, Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 34 (Aftercare year 2019/20 for planting) of planning permis…
CHL/1019/87/34/12
2020 Approved
Boreham Proving Ground, Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 34 (Aftercare year 2019/20) of planning permission CHL/1019…
CHL/1019/87/34/11
2019 Approved
Boreham Proving Ground, Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 34 (Aftercare year 2018/19) of planning permission CHL/1019…
CHL/1019/87/34/10
2017 Approved
Boreham Proving Ground, Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Details pursuant to condition 34 (Aftercare year 2017/18) of planning permission CHL/1019…
CHL/1019/87/34/9
Chelmsford
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
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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%).

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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
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