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Details pursuant to Schedule 8 (Bat habitats at Woodhouse Farm Cottage) of Legal agreement associated with ESS/03/18/BTE. ESS/03/18/BTE was for “Extraction of 2 million tonnes of sand and gravel (from Site A5 as identified in the Essex Minerals Local Plan 2014) including the retention of the existing access onto the A120, the processing plant (including sand and gravel washing plant), office and weighbridge, ready mix concrete plant, bagging unit, DSM plant, water and silt management systems and extension of the internal haul road into Site A5 with restoration to agriculture and biodiversity (species rich grassland and wetland)”

Bradwell Quarry, Church Road, Bradwell, CM77 8EP, and land east of Sheepcotes Lane

Decision MadeReference: ESS/03/18/BTE/LA2Essex County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Legal Obligations
Received
31 Oct 2019
Validated
31 Oct 2019
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Essex County Council

Application overview

Details pursuant to Schedule 8 (Bat habitats at Woodhouse Farm Cottage) of Legal agreement associated with ESS/03/18/BTE. ESS/03/18/BTE was for “Extraction of 2 million tonnes of sand and gravel (from Site A5 as identified in the Essex Minerals Local Plan 2014) including the retention of the existing access onto the A120, the processing plant (including sand and gravel washing plant), office and weighbridge, ready mix concrete plant, bagging unit, DSM plant, water and silt management systems and extension of the internal haul road into Site A5 with restoration to agriculture and biodiversity (species rich grassland and wetland)”

Proposal details

Reference
ESS/03/18/BTE/LA2
Agent
Mr Steven Smith

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Application location

Bradwell Quarry, Church Road, Bradwell, CM77 8EP, and land east of Sheepcotes Lane

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Documents 7 of 7

DocumentPublishedAction
Legal Obligation Report (PDF)Legal Obligation Report (PDF)3 Jun 2020View
Decision letter (PDF)Decision letter (PDF)3 Jun 2020View
Decision Notice ESS/03/18/BTEDecision Notice ESS/03/18/BTE7 Nov 2019View
1075 Woodhouse Cottage letter 23/10/191075 Woodhouse Cottage letter 23/10/197 Nov 2019View
Email from Agent 12 March 2020 - Bat BoxesEmail from Agent 12 March 2020 - Bat Boxes16 Mar 2020View
Place ServicesPlace Services21 Nov 2019View
Place Services ResponsePlace Services Response16 Mar 2020View

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Decision letter (PDF) Decision Notice ESS/03/18/BTE
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