®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Woodham Walter Primary School, Woodham Walter , CM9 6RF
Planning appeal 3274431 at Land South Of Woodham Walter Primary School, Woodham Walter , CM9 6RF (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2021 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be habitats development under Article 5B of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 (as amended).
permission in principle for up to 9 discounted market dwellings, enabling extension of school playing fields and car park
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- CM9 6RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be habitats development under Article 5B of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 (as amended)
What decided it
Permission in Principle cannot be granted for habitats development likely to have a significant effect on European designated sites without appropriate assessment and secured mitigation, and planning obligations cannot be secured at the Permission in Principle stage to fund the required RAMS contribution.
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