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 to the south of Colchester Main Road, Alresford, Nr Colchester, C07 8DB
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Land to the south of Colchester Main Road, Alresford, Nr Colchester, C07 8DB
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Details pursuant to Condition 15 - Supplementary Bat and Dormouse surveys - ESS/17/18/TEN: Extraction of 3.8 million tonnes of sand and gravel as an easterly extension to the existing Wivenhoe Quarry, erection of sand and gravel processing plant and ancillary facilities, new vehicular access onto the B1027 Brightlingsea Road, and restoration to agriculture and low-level water-based nature conservation habitats, lowland meadow, woodland planting and hedgerow enhancement using approximately 1.2 million cubic metres of imported inert waste material.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SOD Report ApprovalSOD Report Approval | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Without Personal Data | 26 Apr 2022 | View |
| Scoping Opinion ESS/28/17/TEN/SPOScoping Opinion ESS/28/17/TEN/SPO | 4 May 2022 | View |
| Decision Notice ESS/17/18/TENDecision Notice ESS/17/18/TEN | 4 May 2022 | View |
| Condition 15 - Bat and Dormouse UpdateCondition 15 - Bat and Dormouse Update | 4 May 2022 | View |
| Supplementary Ecology informationSupplementary Ecology information | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| Condition 15 - Bat UpdateCondition 15 - Bat Update | 31 May 2022 | View |
| Condition 15 Bat UpdateCondition 15 Bat Update | 15 Sept 2023 | View |
| Walkover SurveyWalkover Survey | 15 Sept 2023 | View |
| Agent DecisionAgent Decision | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| Place Services (Ecology) Consultation Response (Email)Place Services (Ecology) Consultation Response (Email) | 9 May 2022 | View |
| Place Services (Ecology) Consultation Response (Attachment)Place Services (Ecology) Consultation Response (Attachment) | 26 May 2022 | View |
| Place Services ResponsePlace Services Response | 28 Jun 2022 | View |
| Place Services Add Info Consulatation ResponsePlace Services Add Info Consulatation Response | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
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