Land Rear Of Sparrows Chelmsford Road Purleigh Essex
Approved on 6 August 2025
Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior approval application for the proposed change of use of two agricultural buildings to two Dwellinghouses (Class C3), which includes building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
- Received
- 12 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Maldon District Council
- Ward
- Purleigh
- ReceivedReceived12 Jun
- ValidatedValidated12 Jun
- Consult.Consultation28 Jul
- TargetTarget Date6 Aug
- DecidedDecided6 Aug
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Land Rear Of Sparrows Chelmsford Road Purleigh Essex. Maldon has handled 211 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Purleigh.
74% of outline applications at Maldon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Prior App COU agriculture to dwellings
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Purleigh
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 June 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 29 July 2025
- Consultation start
- 16 June 2025
- Last date for comments
- 28 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 6 August 2025
- Permission expires
- 6 August 2030
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Old Market Office 10 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 3AA
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Matt Bailey
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 7 July 2025
- Site notice end
- 29 July 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14088496
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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