General information

  • Planning Application Reference: 23/01930/OUT
  • Planning Appeal Reference: 25/00022/NONDET
  • Planning Inspector's Reference: APP/W1525/W/25/3365696
  • Appeal by: Greystoke CB
  • Site address: Land North and East of Junction 17 Of the A12, Chelmsford, Essex

The applicant has appealed against non-determination for:

“Outline application with all matters reserved for the commercial development of up to 120,000sqm of logistics/warehousing development (Use class B8 with ancillary offices) along with servicing and infrastructure including new site accesses, internal roads and footpaths, landscaping including earthworks to create development platforms and bunds, drainage features and other associated works.”

Appeal process

A Planning Inspector will consider the appeal using the public inquiry procedure. The inquiry opened at 10am on Tuesday 16 September 2025.

The inquiry will resume at 10am on subsequent sitting days of:

  • Wednesday 17 September
  • Thursday 18 September (will start at 9.30am)
  • Tuesday 23 September
  • Wednesday 24 September
  • Thursday 25 September
  • Tuesday 30 September (will start at 9.30am)
  • Wednesday 1 October (will start at 9.30am)

It will be an in-person event held in the Council Chamber and we will also live-stream the event via our YouTube channel.

The event is currently programmed to sit until Wednesday 1 October 2025 and will be in person.

Following the inquiry, the appointed Planning Inspector will make a decision on the appeal and we expect they will issue it on or before 4 November 2025.

Core documents

You can view the Core Documents Library for this appeal.

This library is maintained by a third party (a representative of the Appellant).

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