Guidance

Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/22/0000002 Former Friends’ School, Mount Pleasant Rd, Saffron Walden CB11 3EB

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

Applies to England

Type of application

Application for Planning Permission and conservation area consent for demolition in a conservation area

Applicant name

Chase (SW) Ltd (Chase New Homes Ltd)

Site address

Former Friends’ School, Mount Pleasant Rd, Saffron Walden CB11 3EB

Description of the proposed development

Conversion of buildings and demolition of buildings to allow redevelopment to provide 96 dwellings, swimming pool and changing facilities, associated recreation facilities, access and landscaping.

Case Officer

Major Casework Team

Procedure

Hearing

Key dates

Date
Date application validated 21 April 2022
Date by when representations must be made 25 May 2022
Hearing date and venue 10.00am on 25 August 2022 at the Council Chamber, Uttlesford District Council, London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4E Hearing Notification (MS Word Document, 117 KB)
Decision 11 October 2022

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 25 May 2022.

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name of the individual author or organisation will be published however addresses, signatures and contact details will not be published.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.

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Please send your comments via email to section62a@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

or write to

The Planning Inspectorate, Major Casework Team, Room 3J Kite Wing,
Temple Quay House,
2 The Square,
Bristol, BS1 6PN

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

Documents received from the applicant on 17 June 2022, 1 and 3 August 2022

Questionnaire and supporting documents

Comments

Consultees

Interested Parties

Planning Inspectorate correspondence

Uttlesford D C -  documents submitted in response to letter of 30 May 2022

Documents received after the Hearing

Updates to this page

Published 25 April 2022
Last updated 11 October 2022 + show all updates
  1. Decision notice and statement of reasons dated 11 October 2022 added

  2. 7 documents added under 'Documents received after the Hearing'

  3. New document added to ‘Documents received after the Hearing’ titled 'Place Services - Ecology'

  4. Saffron Walden Town Council document added

  5. Highways CIL compliance and Historic England 2 documents added

  6. New document added to 'Documents received after the Hearing' titled NATS 8 Sept 2022

  7. Added 2 documents under 'Documents received after the Hearing' from Sport England

  8. New document added under 'Documents received after the Hearing' - Calum Ewing

  9. UDC response 5 Sept 2022 document added

  10. Documents received after the Hearing added

  11. Live stream information removed as hearing has ended

  12. Link to YouTube live stream added

  13. Hearing Agenda, Draft Conditions and Issues Report added

  14. Former Friend's School FVR FOR ISSUE 080822 document published

  15. Further representation from Andrew under interested parties

  16. Supplementary Bat & Ecology Note July 2022 added

  17. Hearing date and venue information added

  18. SWNP Assessment revised 29.07.22 document added

  19. Essex County Council Highways re-consultation response 29 July 2022 added

  20. Tom Plant document added

  21. Saffron Walden T C Neighbourhood Plan update 21 July 2022 published

  22. C Ewing Submission to PINS - FINAL - CE200722 (2nd response) and Essex C C Place Services (ecology) Former Friends School S62A220000002 20.07 (2nd response) published

  23. 6 documents added under the application plans and documents heading

  24. Margaret Brinkworth document added

  25. New document from Richard Stark

  26. Sport England 2nd response document added

  27. Andrew Chattaway document added

  28. Nicola Edwards document added

  29. Essex County Council Development and Flood Risk Environment and Climate Action 2nd response 27 June 2022 and Sheila Rush 2nd response posted.

  30. Documents received from the applicant on 17 June 2022 and additional consultees comments added

  31. New document published under 'Consultees' titled 'MAG Response 2022-131'

  32. Uttlesford D C - documents submitted in response to letter of 30 May 2022 added

  33. Essex County Council 2nd response dated 31 May 2022 added

  34. Letter to local planning authority dated 30 May 2022 from the Planning Inspectorate document added

  35. Andrew C and Letter to applicant dated 30 May 2022 from the Planning Inspectorate documents added.

  36. 9 additional consultees documents and 9 additional interested parties documents added. Procedure has been confirmed as a hearing.

  37. Consultees and Interested Parties comments added

  38. Questionnaire and supporting documents added to the case information

  39. Walden School accommodation schedule added to document list

  40. Applicant name updated to Chase (SW) Ltd (Chase New Homes Ltd)

  41. First published.

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