OBJECTING TO WELBECK LAND’S PLANNING APPLICATION AT ROMANS FARM

Welbeck has now submitted their Planning Application to Maldon District Council for 200 new houses on land at Romans Farm off Mill Road. Planning ref. 25/00840/OUTM Land adjacent Romans Farm Chase and Mill Road Burnham-on-Crouch Essex. If you are also opposed to this, NOW is the time to formally object!

We have prepared a short sample letter containing several valid objection points for those living in Burnham-on-Crouch, Stoneyhills, or further afield.

You will be able to send the sample letter as it stands or build on it by drawing from the valid objection points in the Objection Text File.

The volume of letters we submit is vital, but raising lots of different issues is really important too.

Closing date for any comments is 29 October 2025.

ANYONE can object.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, so each member of a household could and should submit an objection letter. If there are four people living in the house, you can submit 4 objections.

You don’t have to be 18+ to comment. Powerful objections can sometimes come from children!

Additionally, you don’t have to live in Burnham-on-Crouch or Stoneyhills to object either, although your connection to Burnham-on-Crouch should be stated, i.e. Work, Member of Burnham Club, Visit Burnham-on-Crouch on a regular basis. 

Click Here to Download Sample Letter (pdf)
Click Here to Download Sample Letter (MS Word)
Click Here to Download List of Objections (pdf)
Click Here to Download List of Objections (MS Word)
Click Here to Download Full Objection Letter (pdf)

We’re really very confident that if we all object, using valid points, we can fight this application off! Sending the highest possible volume of letters will show how strongly, we as a community, feel.

The best points are those based on Maldon’s Local Development Plan (MLDP) and the NEW over-arching National Policy Planning Framework (published in December 2024) and related documents. That makes them strong, valid, and lawful.

  1. We recommend using 4 or 5 objection points – or more if you can!

  2. Please do use some from the TOP VALUE list.

  3. Then pick whichever are the most important to you from the FURTHER LIST.

  4. Do stick to the points listed.

But if you think you’ve found a new angle please do let us know so we can add it here.

Don’t undermine your case by using other points: planners are NOT allowed to consider them. Examples include:

  1. Loss of private view (but general “outlook” is a valid point).

  2. Loss of value to your property.

  3. Loss of private access rights.

  4. Land ownership issues.

After each point that you use, you can say why you feel the proposal doesn’t comply with it, and why you think this point is important.

You needn’t sign your letter – see Public access statement below.

How to prepare and submit your objection.

  1. If you have legal or other relevant qualifications, do include all the letters of your qualifications after your name.

  2. Prepare your objection using one or more of the following as  a template

    • BAND Sample Letter

    • BAND List of Objections

    • Your own words

  3. Send your completed objection by one of the following:

Public access statement extracted from Maldon District Council website:

 

“Maldon District Council is required by law to make all comments received available for inspection by any members of the public. If you do not wish to reveal personal information such as your written signature, personal telephone number or email address, these do not need to be provided. You must, however, state your name – this can be typewritten – and [postal] address.”

Confidential representations cannot be accepted.