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Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex

Awaiting decision Maldon 25/01065/VARM Variations Major

Relates to 24/00366/FULM

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Variation of condition 21 on approved planning permission 24/00366/FULM (Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) to replace the Skylark Mitigation Scheme agreed under the planning permission with the updated Mitigation Scheme

As published by the council, reference 25/01065/VARM

Application record

Reference
25/01065/VARM
Type
Variations Major
Status
Pending decision
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Purleigh
Parish
Purleigh
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Maldon register

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/05073/DET Awaiting decision

    Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex

    Compliance with conditions notification 24/00366/FULM (Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) - Biodiversity Net Gain Condition

    Submitted 4 Jun 2026
  • 25/05145/DET Awaiting decision

    Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex

    Compliance with conditions notification 24/00366/FULM (Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) Condition 3 - Hard and soft landscaping. Condition 6 - archaeological assessment. Condition 7 -Implementation of a programme of archaeological work. Condition 8 - Construction Traffic Management Plan. Condition 10 - Details of the access arrangements at Crows Lane. Condition 11 - Route Mitigation Plan. Condition 12 -Construction traffic. Condition 13 - Landscape Management Plan. Condition 14 - Tree retention and protection. Condition 16 - Scheme to minimise the risk of offsite flooding. Condition 17 - Maintenance plan arrangements. Condition 22 - Construction environmental management plan. Condition 23 -Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy. Condition 28 - Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan.

    Submitted 19 Nov 2025 Reserved matters
  • 24/00366/FULM Granted

    Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex

    Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access

    Decided 6 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • 22/01247/SCR Decided

    Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex

    EIA Screening Opinion request is in respect of a full planning application for a ground-mounted solar farm to achieve a generating capacity of approximately up to 25 MWp together with all associated works, equipment, necessary infrastructure and landscape planting (Proposed Development).

    Decided 9 Feb 2023 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Received by Maldon

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 March 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Maldon took a median of 88 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 24/00366/FULM Granted

    Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex

    Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access

    Decided 6 Sep 2024 Full applications

Documents

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What happens while it is decided

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Nearby applications

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  • Land South West Of The Warren Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex

    24/00366/FULM Submitted 19 Apr 2024 3m away

    Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access

    Granted Full applications 85 docs
    Major scheme
  • Track South Of Seven Acres Farm Crows Lane Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex

    24/00624/NMAT Submitted 20 Mar 2026 3m away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~15 May

    Non-material amendment to planning permission - 24/00624/FUL (Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) Amendment to the approved sub-station design

    Awaiting decision Amendments 5 docs
  • Track South Of Seven Acres Farm Crows Lane Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex

    24/00624/NMAT/1 Submitted 20 Mar 2026 3m away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~15 May

    Non-material amendment to planning permission - 24/00624/FUL (Proposed Solar Farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) Amendment to the approved sub-station design

    Awaiting decision Amendments 5 docs
  • Track South Of Seven Acres Farm Crows Lane Woodham Ferrers Chelmsford Essex

    24/00624/S73 Submitted 20 Mar 2026 3m away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~15 May

    Variation of condition 21 to approved planning permission FULM/MAL/24/00366 (Proposed solar farm together with sub-station, ancillary buildings, structures, landscaping, emergency lighting and access) Amended Mitigation Scheme.

    Awaiting decision Amendments 5 docs

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