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Chelmsford Borough Council

Planning appeal decisions, 2016–2026

Householder appeals

22.4% of Householder appeals allowed

Across all years in the archive (2016–2026)

Allowed: 35Dismissed: 121Split decision: 3
Allowed 35 Dismissed 121 Split decisions 3

35 allowed and 121 dismissed (156 decided), plus 3 split decisions. That is 13.1 percentage points below the national average of 35.5%.

Only 11 Householder decisions in the last 12 months (we need 20 for a recent figure), so this covers all years.

Allowed ÷ (allowed + dismissed). Split decisions, withdrawn, invalid and undetermined appeals are left out. Based on completed records in the Appeal Scout archive, which runs a little behind today's date because decisions are added after publication.

Householder appeals allowed, year by year

Householder appeals allowed by year, Chelmsford Borough Council2018: 27.3% allowed (11 decided); 2019: 27.3% allowed (11 decided); 2020: 31.2% allowed (16 decided); 2021: 21.7% allowed (23 decided); 2022: 11.1% allowed (18 decided); 2023: 17.2% allowed (29 decided); 2024: 38.9% allowed (18 decided); 2025: 25.0% allowed (20 decided). Years with fewer than 10 decisions are not charted.0%25%50%75%100%2016: only 1 decided appeal, too few to chart2016n=12017: only 4 decided appeals, too few to chart2017n=42018: 27.3% allowed (11 decided)2018n=112019: 27.3% allowed (11 decided)2019n=112020: 31.2% allowed (16 decided)2020n=162021: 21.7% allowed (23 decided)2021n=232022: 11.1% allowed (18 decided)2022n=182023: 17.2% allowed (29 decided)2023n=292024: 38.9% allowed (18 decided)2024n=182025: 25.0% allowed (20 decided)2025n=202026: only 5 decided appeals, too few to chart2026n=5National Householder average by year27%27%27%27%31%31%22%22%11%11%17%17%39%39%25%25%
Chelmsford Borough Council National average

Dashed outlines mark years with fewer than 10 decided appeals, too few to chart. 2016 starts in April and 2026 runs to 28 August.

Latest Householder decisions

2026-08-24 Single storey rear extension Decision Dismissed 2026-08-03 Construction of a timber fence with an electronic sliding gate and a side access gate Dismissed 2026-07-27 Closure of existing access and creation of new access for dwelling (revised) Dismissed 2026-02-20 Single storey side and rear extension Dismissed 2026-02-11 Additional storey Dismissed 2025-11-21 Erection of front porch with overhang roof with change of roof profile of existing dormers from flat to pitch Dismissed 2025-11-21 Construction of open-sided car port Dismissed 2025-11-10 First floor extension to rear of a detached dwelling house Dismissed 2025-10-08 Retrospective application for new boundary wall and annexe as -built Dismissed 2025-10-06 Single storey side and front extension, detached carport with formation of access. Single storey incidental annexe Allowed

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These statistics describe past appeal decisions. They are not legal advice and do not predict the outcome of any appeal.
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