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Verge At Chelmsford Road Dunmow

UTT/26/0113/FULFully DetailedRefused
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Refused on 16 March 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project

Received
15 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Great Dunmow South And Barnston
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Verge At Chelmsford Road Dunmow. Uttlesford has handled 2,399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 11 days longer than Uttlesford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Great Dunmow South And Barnston.

76% of full applications at Uttlesford District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The application does not contain information necessary to confirm that the development would avoid harm to protected species as a result of the stated intention to remove habitat including hedgerow and green space. It is therefore not possible to approve the application with confidence that the risks can be managed so that the application would comply with relevant legislation (Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2016) and so is contrary to policy GEN7 of the adopted Uttlesford Local Plan 2005 and Core Policy 40 of the emerging Uttlesford District Local Plan 2021-41.
  2. The submitted noise report (Battery Noise Assessment Report Reference: 403.065704.00001 dated 11th Nov 2024 by SLR Consulting Limited) contains insufficient information about the frequency, location and impact of the identified noise and the design of the casing to mitigate this in accordance with international standards. As such the application does not prove that the impact of noise pollution created by the development can be mitigated and is in conflict with policy GEN4 and ENV11 of the adopted Uttlesford Local Plan 2005, with Core Policy 44 of the emerging Uttlesford District Local Plan 2021- 41 and with the NPPF.
  3. The proposed enclosure fencing fails to satisfy the Council that crime would be secured by design and as such may invite crime and disorder to the detriment of quality of life and community cohesion, and so on submitted evidence would be contrary to paragraph 96 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 and as such is considered poor design contrary to Core Policy 52 of the emerging Uttlesofrd Local Plan 2021-41 and the NPPF 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Fully Detailed
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Dunmow

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 February 2026
Consultation start
20 January 2026
Consultation end
17 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
10 February 2026
Last date for comments
17 February 2026
Target decision date
16 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 January 2026
Site notice end
16 February 2026

Appeal history

6010164
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 16 September 2026Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14570248
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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