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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Braintree Waste Transfer Station, Cordons Farm, Long Green, Cressing, CM77 8DL
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Braintree Waste Transfer Station, Cordons Farm, Long Green, Cressing, CM77 8DL
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Continued operation of the Waste Transfer Station without compliance with condition 3 (hours) and 22 (throughput) attached to permission ref: ESS/03/17/BTE to allow operations to continue to 16:00 hours on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays; take place 07:00-19:30 hours on Saturdays following a Bank Holiday; and 20:00-05:00 hours Friday to Sunday on four occasions a year; together with an increase in annual throughput from 71,250 to 105,000tpa. The application also seeks the removal of condition 8 (vehicle movements)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Notice (PDF)Decision Notice (PDF) | 20 Dec 2019 | View |
| Delegated Report (PDF)Delegated Report (PDF) | 18 Dec 2019 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 15 Jan 2019 | View |
| Planning StatementPlanning Statement | 30 Nov 2018 | View |
| Decision Notice for ESS/03/17/BTEDecision Notice for ESS/03/17/BTE | 30 Nov 2018 | View |
| Supporting Statement / Design ReportSupporting Statement / Design Report | 4 Jan 2019 | View |
| Transport StatementTransport Statement | 4 Jan 2019 | View |
| Red Line Plan from ESS/03/17/BTERed Line Plan from ESS/03/17/BTE | 30 Nov 2018 | View |
| Technical Report - Noise (November 2019)Technical Report - Noise (November 2019) | 5 Nov 2019 | View |
| Odour Impact Assessment (November 2019)Odour Impact Assessment (November 2019) | 18 Nov 2019 | View |
| Noise Compliance Assessment (November 2019)Noise Compliance Assessment (November 2019) | 22 Nov 2019 | View |
| Technical Report - Noise (December 2018)Technical Report - Noise (December 2018) | 4 Jan 2019 | View |
| Odour Impact Assessment (April 2019)Odour Impact Assessment (April 2019) | 14 May 2019 | View |
| Technical Report - Noise (June 2019)Technical Report - Noise (June 2019) | 24 Jun 2019 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 8 Jan 2019 | View |
| Jacobs - Air QualityJacobs - Air Quality | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Environment Agency ResponseEnvironment Agency Response | 7 Feb 2019 | View |
| Strategic DevelopmentStrategic Development | 8 Feb 2019 | View |
| Jacobs - NoiseJacobs - Noise | 8 Feb 2019 | View |
| Cressing Parish Council (obtained from Braintree DC Website)Cressing Parish Council (obtained from Braintree DC Website) | 14 Feb 2019 | View |
| Jacobs - Air QualityJacobs - Air Quality | 29 Nov 2019 | View |
| Jacobs - NoiseJacobs - Noise | 3 Dec 2019 | View |
| EA Consultation ChecklistEA Consultation Checklist | 7 Dec 2018 | View |
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