Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Land at Craigantlet Quarry 73 Holywood Road, Newtownards, BT23 4TQ
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Land at Craigantlet Quarry 73 Holywood Road, Newtownards, BT23 4TQ
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Erection of a Coated Road Stone Plant and associated ancillary development to include bitumen storage tanks, aggregate storage bays, staff facilities, weighbridge and recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) processing and storage area. Retention of development in non-compliance with Condition 2 of Planning Approval LA06/2022/0689/F To be varied from: The noise level at nearby sensitive receptors due to the operation of the roadstone coating plant, associated traffic movements and the proposed RAP processing operations(daytime) shall not exceed the predicted noise levels (dB LAeq, 1hr) detailed in the table below. The noise sensitive receptor loctaions are as detailed within the Noise Impact Assessment, prepared by AONA Environemntal and dated March 2022. To: The total noise from the operation of the coated road stone development shall not exceed 55dB LAeq,1hr (free field) as measured at any noise sensitive property between the hours of 0700 and 2300 and 42dB(A) LAeq,1hr (free field) between the hours of 2300 and 0700 hours.
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