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Allowed25 November 20253372702

Oakleigh, Burnham Road, Althorne, CM3 6BY

Planning appeal 3372702 at Oakleigh, Burnham Road, Althorne, CM3 6BY (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 25 November 2025 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations.

erection of one, five-bedroom, self-build dwelling with associated infrastructure

Authority
Maldon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dring G
Postcode
CM3 6BY

What decided it

The proposal accords with the development plan when read as a whole, the Council supports the principle of development within the settlement boundary, and appropriate mitigation has been secured for European site impacts.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Maldon District Approved Local Development Plan 2014-2029 July 2017
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 15Paragraph 55

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