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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Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex
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Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex
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Continuation of construction of an irrigation reservoir without compliance with Condition 3 (Approved Details) of Planning Permission ESS/24/15/TEN that was for "Construction of an irrigation reservoir involving the excavation, processing and removal of sand, gravel and soils, engineering works and ancillary buildings" to now provide for retrospective revisions to the location and design of the peripheral environmental bund, aggregate processing plant, mineral stockpile and storage areas, the site entrance, the internal access road and site water management and the addition of a mobile soil screening plant
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| REVISED Decision NoticeREVISED Decision Notice | 11 May 2022 | View |
| Committee Report ESS/105/21/TEN Jan 2022Committee Report ESS/105/21/TEN Jan 2022 | 21 Jan 2022 | View |
| Final Addendum Jan 2022Final Addendum Jan 2022 | 28 Jan 2022 | View |
| Committee Minutes 28 Jan 2022Committee Minutes 28 Jan 2022 | 18 Feb 2022 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 15 Dec 2021 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement | 3 Dec 2021 | View |
| Biodiversity ChecklistBiodiversity Checklist | 3 Dec 2021 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 8 Dec 2021 | View |
| Biodiversity Checklist SignedBiodiversity Checklist Signed | 15 Dec 2021 | View |
| EA ChecklistEA Checklist | 15 Dec 2021 | View |
| Elmstead Plant UpgradeElmstead Plant Upgrade | 3 Dec 2021 | View |
| Illustrative Operations PlanIllustrative Operations Plan | 3 Dec 2021 | View |
| Illustrative Operations PlanIllustrative Operations Plan | 15 Dec 2021 | View |
| Ringway Jacobs (Noise) Consultation ResponseRingway Jacobs (Noise) Consultation Response | 7 Jan 2022 | View |
| Elmstead Parish CouncilElmstead Parish Council | 11 Jan 2022 | View |
| Place Services Consultation Response (Email)Place Services Consultation Response (Email) | 26 Jan 2022 | View |
| Place Services Consultation Response (Attachment)Place Services Consultation Response (Attachment) | 26 Jan 2022 | View |
| Tendring District CouncilTendring District Council | 27 Jan 2022 | View |
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