Maldon District Council Chelmsford Essex CM9 5DL

23/01417/OBS3Approved

Approved on 13 October 2023

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex - Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access.

Received: 23 August 2023
Council: Chelmsford City Council

ReceivedReceived23 Aug
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date13 Sep
DecidedDecided13 Oct

Decided in 51 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Maldon District Council Chelmsford Essex CM9 5DL. Chelmsford has handled 5,270 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,153 applications in total for the CM9 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: CM9 5DL
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Validated: 23 August 2023
Target decision date: 13 September 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period: 21 days

Additional information

Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: MaldonPart of the site · +1 more
Listed building: Grade II: Alcove CottageOn or next to this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Chelmsford

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