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Dismissed8 January 20263365611

Land West Of The Fox And Raven, Chelmer Village Way, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6XE

Planning appeal 3365611 at Land West Of The Fox And Raven, Chelmer Village Way, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6XE (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2026 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, following an inquiry.

Residential development comprising the construction of 55 affordable homes, provision of open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage, ground re-profiling, formation of bund, cycle and footpath links, vehicular access from Chelmer Village Way and highway changes to Chelmer Village Way

Authority
Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Gilbert-Wooldridge T

What decided it

The Inspector found no unreasonable behaviour by the appellants in relation to either the transfer land justification or the sequential test approach, so no unnecessary or wasted expense was caused.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58

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