Guidance

Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/22/0006 Berden Hall Farm, Ginns Road, Berden

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

From:
Planning Inspectorate
Published
3 August 2022
Last updated
27 November 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Following a High Court challenge to our decision on this application dated 9 May 2023 the Court has ordered that the application be re-determined. This does not necessarily mean we will reach a different overall decision.

Please see the page for the re-determined application

Type of application

Full Planning Application

Applicant name

Berden Solar Limited

Site address

Berden Hall Farm, Ginns Road, Berden

Description of proposed development

Development of a ground mounted solar farm with a generation capacity of up to 49.99MW, together with associated infrastructure and landscaping

Case Office

Major Casework Team

Procedure

Hearing

Key dates:

Date
Date application valid 29 July 2022
Date by when representations must be made 15 February 2023
Hearing date and venue 10.00am on 9 March 2023 at the Council Chamber, Uttlesford District Council, London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER Hearing Notification (PDF, 80.8 KB, 1 page)
Target Decision 09 May 2023
Decision date 9 May 2023 decision quashed

Hearing live Stream

Hearing Documents

Decision

9 May 2023 decision quashed

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name of the individual author or organisation will be published however addresses, signatures and contact details will not be published.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

All documents, excluding the hearing notice and decision once made, relating to this case published after 18th January 2023 will now be available on the additional documents page

Application Plans and Documents

Additional documents received from the applicant - October 2022

Environmental Statement

Environmental Statement documents available on the additional documents page

Questionnaire and supporting documents

Comments

Consultees

All documents, excluding the hearing documents and decision once made, relating to this case published after 18th January 2023 will now be available on the additional documents page

Interested Parties

All documents, excluding the hearing documents and decision once made, relating to this case published after 18th January 2023 will now be available on the additional documents page

Planning Inspectorate Correspondence

Updates to this page

Published 3 August 2022
Last updated 27 November 2023 + show all updates

  1. Following a High Court challenge to our decision on this application dated 9 May 2023 the Court has ordered that the application be re-determined. This does not necessarily mean we will reach a different overall decision.

  2. Decision removed as it's been quashed

  3. Decision 9 May 2023 added - and 1 document under Planning Inspectorate Correspondence

  4. Target Decision 09 May 2023

  5. Sarah Wright hearing statement added

  6. Statement from Stocking Pelham Parish Council and Jo Van Riemsdijk documents added under hearing heading

  7. hearing livestream link removed and 12 hearings documents added

  8. Hearing live Stream information added

  9. 3 files published under 'Hearing Documents'

  10. Hearing date and venue information added | 10.00am on 9 March 2023 at the Council Chamber, Uttlesford District Council, London Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4ER

  11. Target Decision 27 April 2023 added

  12. All documents, excluding the decision once made, relating to this case published after 18th January 2023 will now be available on the [additional documents page https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-62a-planning-application-s62a220006-berden-hall-farm-ginns-road-berden-additional-documents

  13. Date by when representations must be made extended to 15 February 2023

  14. Environmental Statement documents and link to new page

  15. Joint Parish Council Letter added

  16. 3 documents added to new section titled ‘Additional documents received from the applicant - October 2022’

  17. 3 interested parties documents added

  18. New representation added under 'Consultees' titled 'Essex County Fire & Rescue Service'

  19. 2 documents added to ‘Planning Inspectorate Correspondence’ titled: 'Applicant response to Screening Direction' 'Applicant response to the Planning Inspectorate letter 7 Sept letter'

  20. 2 documents under Planning Inspectorate Correspondence and 1 under consultees

  21. 173 Interested parties document and 19 consultees documents added

  22. 108 interested party documents and 13 consultees documents added

  23. One representation temporarily removed for correction.

  24. 3 new documents under Consultees and 121 new documents under Interested Parties

  25. Hertfordshire County Council added to consultees and 7 documents added under interested parties

  26. 13 interested parties documents added

  27. Essex County Council – Built Heritage in ‘Comments – Consultees’ and 16 Interested Parties documents added

  28. New documents published under Application Plans and Documents (2) and Comments from interested parties (4)

  29. 10 new representations published (1 from consultees, 9 from interested parties)

  30. PEA Cherryfield Confidential Cover and 458 Pelham Solar LEMP 23.06.22 Confidential Cover document updated

  31. Environment Agency under consultees, Fiona Harris, Ian Stumpf, Jacqueline Baker, John Tippett, Michael Baker and Melanie Adams under Interested Parties and revised Questionnaire.

  32. NATS Safeguarding

  33. First published.

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