Land to the east of Bradwell Power Station, Bradwell-on-Sea, CM0 7HP

an application to carry out ground investigations, load test and associated works in connection with a proposed new Nuclear Power Station at Bradwell-on-Sea together with the creation of two site compound areas and associated parking areas

Authority: Maldon District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Gibbons L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the historic environment including the setting of non-designated heritage assets and disturbance to archaeological assets
The effect of the proposed development on the ecology of the area including habitats and protected species

What decided it

The Inspector found that, subject to appropriately worded conditions, the proposed works would not cause harm to non-designated heritage assets, archaeology, or the integrity of the nearby SPA/Ramsar sites and protected species (including seahorses), and the scheme accorded with the development plan and the Framework.

Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy N2

Judgments cited: Studland Bay Seahorse Trust Poole Bay permission hearing (judicial review)

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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