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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Bradwell Quarry, Church Road, Bradwell, CM77 8EP, and land east of Sheepcotes Lane
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to Schedule 5 (Public Rights of Way) 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)”
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ESS0318BTE Bradwell Quarry Consult - Public Path Restoration mapESS0318BTE Bradwell Quarry Consult - Public Path Restoration map | 29 Oct 2020 | View |
| Scanned copy of S106 agreement 31 July 2019Scanned copy of S106 agreement 31 July 2019 | 29 Oct 2020 | View |
| Signed Plans - Public Path RestorationSigned Plans - Public Path Restoration | 29 Oct 2020 | View |
| Public Path Order - Bradwell Quarry Braintree 28/10/20Public Path Order - Bradwell Quarry Braintree 28/10/20 | 29 Oct 2020 | View |
| Decision Notice ESS/03/18/BTEDecision Notice ESS/03/18/BTE | 25 Nov 2020 | View |
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