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Notice upheld17 December 20253352073

Maidens Farm, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM3 1HU

Planning appeal 3352073 at Maidens Farm, High Easter, Chelmsford, CM3 1HU (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use amounts to a general industrial (B2) or light industrial (B1(c)) use.

Without planning permission the material change of use of the building identified on the attached plan to an activity which falls within the B2 use class

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Preston C
Postcode
CM3 1HU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use amounts to a general industrial (B2) or light industrial (B1(c)) use

What decided it

The operations generate noise and odour emissions that would cause detriment to amenity in any residential area, placing them within Class B2 rather than the permitted Class B1(c).

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