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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Lafarge Tarmac, Chesterton Rail Freight Sidings, Chesterton Junction, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0DL
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Variation of condition 8 of permission S/0467/13/CM (Proposed reconfiguration and consolidation of the existing minerals processing and transfer operation including the installation of covered mineral storage bays, alterations and extensions to existing feeder unit. New office, welfare and workshop buildings, reconfiguration of site circulation and parking area, new boundary fencing and other works associated with relocating rail sidings to serve the mineral processing site) to allow for a phased construction process, requiring the completion of the reconfiguration within 6 months of the first delivery of rail-borne aggregate to the site.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication submission | 9 Nov 2015 | View |
| Site Location PlanApplication submission | 9 Nov 2015 | View |
| Proposed Site LayoutApplication submission | 9 Nov 2015 | View |
| Cover letter - J Stanley - CCCApplication submission | 9 Nov 2015 | View |
| from Network RailConsultee comment | 7 Jan 2016 | View |
| from SCDC PlanningConsultee comment | 2 Dec 2015 | View |
| from Milton Parish CouncilConsultee comment | 25 Nov 2015 | View |
| from Environment AgencyConsultee comment | 17 Nov 2015 | View |
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