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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Land at: Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex
Last published check: 28 Sept 2026, 01:03. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Land at: Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex
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Details pursuant to Condition 36 (Groundwater Monitoring) of planning permission ref no: ESS/105/21/TEN that was for the “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 |
|---|---|---|
| ReportReport | 20 Dec 2022 | View |
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 20 Dec 2022 | View |
| 2022.09.13 Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition2022.09.13 Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition | 29 Sept 2022 | View |
| 2022.09.12 3390-AMR22-F (Sept 22) complete2022.09.12 3390-AMR22-F (Sept 22) complete | 14 Sept 2022 | View |
| REVISED Decision Notice ESS/105/21/TENREVISED Decision Notice ESS/105/21/TEN | 28 Sept 2022 | View |
| 2022.09.13 Application Letter SIGNED2022.09.13 Application Letter SIGNED | 29 Sept 2022 | View |
| Environment AgencyEnvironment Agency | 28 Oct 2022 | View |
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