Land East Of Bridge Wick Lane Dengie Essex

25/01022/FULMFull Application MajorRefused

Full

Refused on 3 August 2026

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Proposal

The construction, operation (including maintenance) and decommissioning of an onshore wind electricity generating facility and associated infrastructure, comprising up to 15 Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs), onsite substation, access tracks, underground cabling, temporary construction compounds, temporary concrete batching plant, and landscape and ecological mitigation and enhancement.

Received: 17 November 2025
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 42
Council: Maldon District Council
Ward: Tillingham

ReceivedReceived17 Nov
ValidatedValidated18 Nov
Consult.Consultation29 Dec
TargetTarget Date17 Feb
DecidedDecided3 Aug

Decided in 258 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land East Of Bridge Wick Lane Dengie Essex. Maldon has handled 719 applications of this type. This one was decided in 259 days, 29 weeks longer than Maldon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Tillingham.

85% of full applications at Maldon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The proposal, by reason of its location, extent and functional linkage is likely to have an adverse effect on the integrity of Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1) Special Protection Area ('SPA') and bird populations associated with other nearby SPA and Ramsar designations. In addition, the proposal is likely to damage or destroy the interest features for which Dengie Site of Special Scientific Interest has been notified. Consequently, the proposal fails to comply with the HRA regulations which states the project can only be authorised if it can be concluded by the competent authority that the scheme will not adversely affect the integrity of the European site in view of the site's conservation objectives either alone or in combination with other plans or projects based on the precautionary principle. Consequently, the proposal is contrary to policies D1, D2 and D4 of the Maldon District Local Plan 2014 - 2017, HRA regulations and NPPF paragraphs 186 and 187
The proposed Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) movements and route for material associated the Wind Turbine Generators and related construction works and activities including, foundations, access tracks, cabling and concrete batching would have a severe and detrimental impact on surrounding rural roads, which are narrow and considered unsuitable for the necessary level and loads of this traffic, would experience increased highway safety risks, damage to the road network and harm to pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate that the residual cumulative impacts on surrounding highways would not be severe. As such, the proposal would be contrary policies T2, D4. and 51 of the Maldon District Local Plan 2014-2017, NPPF paragraph 116, and the Highways Act 1980.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type: Full Application Major
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Dengie

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 1 January 2026
Consultation start: 4 December 2025
Last date for comments: 29 December 2025
Target decision date: 17 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: 69 Carter Lane London EC4V 5EQ

Planning decision

Case officer: Michael Johnson
Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 11 December 2025
Advertisement expiry: 1 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14350416

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Bacons CottagesOn or next to this site
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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Source: Maldon

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