Residents should be aware that a planning application has been received regarding the recent developments at Roselawn Farm and will be considered by the Parish Council Planning Committee at their meeting to be held on Wednesday 4th October. All are welcome to attend.
A link to the High Court Injunction obtained by the City Council can be accessed here.
We write to update you as to the steps that the Council are taking in response to the unauthorised caravan site in Broomfield.
Officer’s from the City Council’s Planning Enforcement Team visited the site earlier this week to assess the works that had taken place and to ascertain the occupants circumstances.
We can advise the Council has now obtained an Interim Injunction Order from the High Court. This Order was served on the occupants of the land today.
This Order prohibits the bringing on of any further caravans, mobile homes or other structures, or the carrying out of any further works of development in connection with the preparation of the land as a residential caravan site. A copy of this Order is available to view online via the Council’s website quoting reference 23/00282/ENFA.
The site will now be monitored to ensure that no breach of the terms of the Interim Injunction. Please note the occupiers of the land are permitted to move those trailers and other structures that are already stationed on land to and from the land.
A hearing is to take place on the 12 October 2023 at the High Court to confirm the Order and the Council is also considering further action in advance of this hearing to address the development that has taken place.
Please note, the occupiers of the land have submitted a planning application which seeks consent for the change of use of the land to a showmen’s quarters – reference 23/01487/FUL. This application is currently being processed by our Validation Team so is not yet being considered. Once the application has been validated, site notices will be displayed and a period of consultation will begin during which residents may make representations in respect of the proposal. Once validated, the application documents will also become publicly viewable on the Council’s website.
We will write to you again following the hearing the 12 October 2023.
Following a number of complaints by residents to Chelmsford City Council Planning Department regarding work undertaken at Roselawn Farm, the following statement has been issued by the City Council –
Dear Residents
Thank you for drawing our attention to the activity taking place at the above location.
The case is being dealt with by Ben Atkinson under planning enforcement reference 23/00282/ENFA.
We can confirm following the complaints received over the weekend, Officers have visited the site to consider the status of the land.
On site Officer’s noted the works undertaken to facilitate the use of the land as a caravan site for Travelling Showpeople.
Unfortunately these works have been undertaken without planning permission. As such, the Council is considering what action may be required to remedy this breach of planning control.
For further information on developments in the case of the woman dog-walker who was attacked in Mill Lane recently, see the Essex Police update at the following address
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