Development will be permitted for proposals which promote the continued role of these nationally important gardens. This could include the provision of sensitively designed accommodation for education and employment needs; improved range of visitor facilities and services; promoting the continued use of existing buildings; and protecting and enhancing trees and hedgerows and other existing site and landscape features of value. Proposals should minimise conflict between pedestrian routes and vehicle movement around the site and enable full disabled access throughout, and protect and enhance the historic environment.

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