Guidance

Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2022/0014 Land west of Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden

Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation.

Applies to England

Type of application

Outline application with some matters reserved

Applicant name

Kier Ventures Ltd

Site address

Land west of Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden

Description of proposed development

Outline application for the erection of up to 170 dwellings with access from Thaxted Road with all other matters reserved.

Case Office

Major Casework Team

Procedure

Hearing

Key dates:

Date
Date application valid 7 December 2022
Date by when representations must be made 17 January 2023
Hearing date and venue 10.00am on 28 April 2023 at Saffron Quakers Hall, Friends Meeting House High Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1AA Hearing Notification (PDF, 74.1 KB, 1 page)
Target Decision 30 May 2023
Decision date 30 May 2023

Hearing Documents

Decision

Make a representation

The application can be inspected under the application plans and documents heading below.

You will be able to comment on this application until 17 January 2023

Please base your comments on planning matters.

Please avoid the use of inflammatory, discriminatory or abusive comments

All representations made in connection with the development proposal will be made publicly available on the website shortly after the end of the representation period.  The name of the individual author or organisation will be published however addresses, signatures and contact details will not be published.  We advise you not to include any other personal information about yourself or others. 

Our Customer Privacy Notice sets out how we handle personal data in accordance with the law.

Send your comments via email to section62a@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

or write to
Inquiries and Major Casework Team,
The Planning Inspectorate,
3rd Floor,
Temple Quay House,
2 The Square,
Temple Quay,
Bristol,
BS1 6PN

Sending comments by email will enable us to deal with them more quickly and is preferred.

Please include the application reference number and site address.

This application will be determined by an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State.  Shortly after the close of the representation period the Planning Inspectorate will consider whether a hearing is necessary. In the event that a hearing is scheduled, and you would wish to speak at the hearing, you must make this request at the time you submit your written representations.

Where the application is to be considered at a hearing, notice of the date, time and venue for the hearing along with the name of the person holding the hearing, will be published on this website at least two weeks before the date of the hearing.

Application Plans and Documents

Applicant correspondence - March 2023

Questionnaire and supporting documents

Comments

Consultees

Interested Parties

Planning Inspectorate Correspondence

Applicant Correspondence

Published 7 December 2022
Last updated 30 May 2023 + show all updates
  1. Decision date 30 May 2023. Decision Notice and Statement of reasons document added.

  2. Signed S106 Agreement - 17.5.23 added

  3. Applicant and Uttlesford District Council - Agreed Revised Draft Conditions - 17.5.23 document added

  4. Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB, Saffron Walden Town Council - Hearing Words, Saffron Walden Town Council - post hearing response, Uttlesford District Council - post hearing response

  5. Saffron Walden Town Council 27 April 2023 document added

  6. Essex Quality Reiew Panel added

  7. Hearing Agenda added

  8. Draft schedule of conditions and Issues Report for land west of Thaxted Road added

  9. Saffron Walden Town Council 14 April 2023 document added

  10. ESS SUDS 13 April 2023 document added

  11. Hearing date and venue | 10.00am on 28 April 2023 at Saffron Quakers Hall, Friends Meeting House High Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1AA

  12. ECC Highways Consultation Response 29-03-2023 and Uttlesford District Council Consultation Response March 30 2023 added

  13. Target Decision added as 30 May 2023

  14. Essex County Council Place Service - Ecology 23 March 2023 added under consultee

  15. Andrew Chattaway 3 and George Griffiths under interested parties

  16. Saffron Walden Town Council 21 March 2023, UDC Environmental Health 13 March 2023 , UDC Urban Design 16 March 2023 and Andrew Chattaway documents added

  17. 21 documents added under Applicant correspondence - March 2023 heading

  18. Target Decision TBC

  19. ECC Highways - Highways contribution response 9 February 2023 added

  20. 1 consultee document, 2 Planning Inspectorate Correspondence documents and 1 applicant document

  21. New document published under 'Consultees': UDC Suggested Conditions

  22. ECC Contributions request 26 Jan 2023 and ECC Highways - Highways contributions response 24 Jan 2023 added

  23. ECC SUDS 26 Jan 2023 document added

  24. 2 documents under Consultees

  25. 3 documents under Consultees

  26. Procedure changed to hearing and 2 consultee documents added

  27. 3 documents under applicant and 2 under consultees

  28. 8 consultee documents and 12 interested party documents added

  29. J A Farmer document added

  30. 2 consultees documents and 5 interested parties documents added

  31. G Griffiths, M Creighton, H & A White, D Grieve, L & R Brooks, R & V Wisbey document added

  32. 3 documents published under Application Plans and Documents

  33. UDC Urban Design document added

  34. 1 Saffron Walden Town Council - Response to Kier Application and 2 Saffron Walden Town Council - Developer Contributions and S106 Wishlist Policy documents published

  35. MAG Safeguarding document added

  36. Clive Russell and M Howard documents added

  37. 3 consultee docs and 1 interested party doc added

  38. Historic England added

  39. ECC Historic Buildings and Conservation and Julie Puxley

  40. 1 interested party and 1 consultee document added

  41. 1 consultee and 2 interested parties documents

  42. Essex Police - Designing Out Crime and Andrew Chattaway added

  43. 12 documents added under consultees

  44. HSE document published

  45. First published.