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Residential Development

30/09/2026

P L A N N I N G S U B M I T T E D

After a refusal of our last application on heritage grounds, we took pre-app advice from Chelmsford City Council’s heritage officer and redesigned the extension. It’s now more subservient to the barn and respects its character and the conservation area of Good Easter. This barn conversion will provide an open plan living, kitchen and dining area, 4 bedrooms, a games room/snug, a library and an office/gym.

Big thanks to Heritage Unlimited for their help on this one.

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25/09/2026

A P P E A L S U B M I T T E D

Appeal submitted this week for 20 affordable homes on our site at Southend Road, Wickford.

We applied in September 2020. In 2022, Basildon withdrew their Local Plan, and the application stalled. Over the next few years, planning officers repeatedly told us it was going to committee. On that basis, we chose not to appeal for non-determination and waited in good faith. It didn’t reach committee until July this year.

Officers recommended approval but members refused it anyway, against that advice and the advice of their own legal officer. After a 17-minute adjournment to decide what to refuse it on, they settled on “inappropriate development in the green belt”.

That’s hard to defend when:
* The Council’s own 2025 Green Belt Study says the site makes no strong contribution to Green Belt purposes
* It’s allocated for housing (H18) in Basildons emerging Local Plan
* Officers confirmed it meets the grey belt tests
* The sites either side enclosing our site have just been approved, one of them for 250 homes which surrounds our site
* It is for 100% affordable, in a borough with 3,629 households on the waiting list and under two years’ housing land supply

Six years of waiting, only to end up at appeal anyway.

Keen to work with our chosen RP and deliver some much-needed affordable homes in the borough. Thanks to rnr_architects for all their hard work.

11/09/2026

P L A N N I N N G S U B M I T T E D

Headed back to Braintree District Council for a refined application proposing a softer roofline to plot 1 and a relocation of its chimney. Build programmed for Q1 2027 !

04/08/2026

Contracts exchanged on another site successfully identified, introduced and acquired by In Property this time on behalf of Stratstone | Property Developer & Investor looking to retain the property as an income-producing investment, while the site also offers potential for future residential development.

08/07/2026

P L A N N I N G S U B M I T T E D

Full planning application submitted for 5 new homes in the affluent village of Ramsden Heath, Billericay.

The scheme seeks to optimise the use of this parcel of grey belt land to deliver much-needed housing for the village and wider borough.

Big thanks to the team at JCN Design, all consultants and our JV partners

10/06/2026

P L A N N I N G S U B M I T T E D
Working with joint venture partners Broadfield Homes, plans have now been submitted for 4 new dwellings in Fordham, Colchester, Essex.

The proposals seek to transform the existing kennels and cattery site through the removal of a substantial area of commercial buildings, hardstanding and associated activity that currently detracts from the setting of the historic farmstead and surrounding heritage assets. Designed through a heritage-led approach, the scheme introduces four high-quality homes arranged in a traditional courtyard layout inspired by historic Essex farmsteads.

Alongside delivering new homes, the proposals reduce the developed footprint of the site, create opportunities for enhanced landscaping and biodiversity, and are expected to reduce overall site activity and vehicle movements compared with the existing use.

04/06/2026

New project ! Following successful approval for the conversion of the adjacent Imbirds Barn, we’re now preparing to submit an application with to bring both 1 & 2 Imbirds back together as a single residence, restoring the property to its original historic form.

14/05/2026

Our first discharge of conditions application submitted to Braintree District Council, one step closer getting these bungalows built in Hatfield Peverel

11/05/2026

P L A N N I N G S U B M I T T E D

Following approval for the conversion of Imbirds Barn in Good Easter, we have now submitted plans to enhance the scheme by demolishing the existing outbuildings and utilising their footprints to extend the barn.

We are also seeking permission to convert a historic brick outbuilding, formerly used as a brewery, into a home office and gym.

A fantastic opportunity to further enhance this unique rural site while respecting the surrounding heritage.

Fingers crossed Chelmsford City Council supports and approves our vision.

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