Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2025/0107 Former Friends School Field, Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EB
Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation.
Applies to England
All documents, excluding the hearing notice (if one is required) and decision once made, relating to this case published after 24 June 2025 will now be available on the additional documents page
Type of application:
Full Planning Application
Applicant name
Chase New Homes
Site address:
Former Friends School Field, Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EB
Description of proposed development
Erection of 75no. dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping. Provision of playing fields and associated clubhouse.
Case Officer
Section 62A Applications Team
Procedure
TBCHearing
Key dates
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Date application valid | 27 May 2025 |
| Date by when representations must be made | 4 July 2025 |
| Hearing date and venue | |
| Target decision | 27 August 2025 |
| Decision date | TBC |
Hearing live Stream
https://civico.net/uttlesford/uttlesford/22519
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 4 July 2025
Please base your comments on planning matters.
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Send your comments via email to section62a@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
or write to
Section 62A Applications Team,
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.
Please include the application reference number S62A/2025/0107 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 (if one is required) and decision once made, relating to this case published after 24 June 2025 will now be available on the additional documents page
Application Plans and Documents
Questionnaire and supporting documents
Comments
Consultees
All documents, excluding the hearing notice (if one is required) and decision once made, relating to this case published after 24 June 2025 will now be available on the additional documents page
Interested Parties
All documents, excluding the hearing notice (if one is required) and decision once made, relating to this case published after 24 June 2025 will now be available on the additional documents page
Planning Inspectorate Correspondence
Applicant Correspondence
Updates to this page
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Draft_Planning_Conditions_Former Friends School_01Aug2025(3) CIL_Compliance_Statement_Former Friends School_01Aug2025
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Friends Fields Signed UU dated 31.7.25 and UU August 25 added Engrossment UU - Fields at Friends School Saffron Walden removed as signed version uploaded
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Engrossment UU - Fields at Friends School Saffron Walden
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Issues Report and Agenda added
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Hearing date and venue added
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Procedure added
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Screening direction All further documents, excluding the hearing notice (if one is required) and decision once made, relating to this case published after 24 June 2025 will now be available on the additional documents page
Update history
2025-08-27 09:19
Applicant agreement to extension of timeDecision target now 1 September 2025
2025-08-11 14:13
Hearing Live Stream link removedUDC re proposed pedestrian access condition added as Hearing document
2025-08-07 15:43
Stream site added for Hearing
2025-08-04 16:07
DraftPlanningConditionsFormer Friends School01Aug2025(3)CILComplianceStatementFormer Friends School01Aug2025
2025-08-01 13:20
Friends Fields Signed UU dated 31.7.25 and UU August 25 addedEngrossment UU – Fields at Friends School Saffron Walden removed as signed version uploaded
2025-07-31 16:48
Engrossment UU – Fields at Friends School Saffron Walden
2025-07-28 12:16
Issues Report and Agenda added
2025-07-15 15:40
Hearing date and venue added
2025-07-07 13:04
Procedure added
2025-06-24 13:03
Screening directionAll further documents, excluding the hearing notice (if one is required) and decision once made, relating to this case published after 24 June 2025 will now be available on the additional documents page
2025-06-24 12:09
LLFA Response June 25Drainage Strategy Report – Rev P02
2025-06-18 10:05
Charlotte BurtJoy BaileyNatural England 1 & 2
2025-06-13 11:17
3 Consultee representations4 Interested Party representations
2025-06-09 09:20
Questionnaire and supporting documents
2025-06-09 09:10
15 Consultees1 Interested Party
2025-05-30 09:24
First published.