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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Recycling Centre for Household Waste,Springwood Drive,Braintree,CM7 2YN
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Council sourceContinuation of development of a Recycling Centre for Household Waste without compliance with cond 2 (accordance with approved details) attached to planning permission CC/BTE/114/04 to allow the reduction in site area from 2.63ha to 2.515ha the subsequent realignment and change in level of the access road and decrease in parking area, together with the addition of 1 site office, 3 stores, 1 soil improver store
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 6 Dec 2013 | View |
| Delegated ReportDelegated Report | 6 Dec 2013 | View |
| Site summarySite summary | 16 Oct 2015 | View |
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