Policy information sourced from the Chelmsford Local Plan 2013-2036 PDF.

DM4: Employment Areas and Rural Employment Areas.

Within the Employment Areas, Rural Employment Areas and new employment site allocations, as shown on the Policies Map, the Council will seek to provide and retain Class B uses or other ‘sui generis’ uses of a similar employment nature unless it can be demonstrated that there is no reasonable prospect for the site to be used for these purposes. Planning permission will be granted for the redevelopment or change of use for non-Class B uses where:

  • the use does not fall within Class A Use Classes unless it is of limited small-scale and ancillary; and
  • the use provides employment at the application site; and
  • the use will not adversely impact upon the operation and function of the Employment Area or Rural Employment Area.

For more information, please visit Chelmsford’s Local Plan here.