Planning application
Solar Farm At 596892 196989 Marsh Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction and operation of a solar farm and battery energy storage system (with a power generation capacity up to 25.5 MW), together with all associated works, equipment, necessary infrastructure and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 24/00901/FULM
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00901/FULM
- Type
- Full Application Major
- Status
- Application approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 19 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 5 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Burnham On Crouch North
- Parish
- Burnham North
- Decision by
- District Planning Committee
Site history
Applications at this address on the Maldon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00669/SCR Decided
Solar Farm At 596892 196989 Marsh Road Burnham-On-Crouch Essex
EIA Screening Opinion request for construction and operation of a solar farm together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure and ancillary battery storage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2024
Received by Maldon
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5 Dec 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Maldon granted permission on 10 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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