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
Last published check: 27 Sept 2026, 23:17. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Land to the south of Colchester Main Road, Alresford, Nr Colchester, C07 8DB
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Details pursuant to Condition 22 – Foul sewage details – 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 | 29 Nov 2022 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 27 Oct 2022 | View |
| How the fee was calculatedHow the fee was calculated | 5 Oct 2022 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 5 Oct 2022 | View |
| Scoping Opinion ESS/28/17/TEN/SPOScoping Opinion ESS/28/17/TEN/SPO | 27 Oct 2022 | View |
| Decision Notice - ESS/17/18/TENDecision Notice - ESS/17/18/TEN | 27 Oct 2022 | View |
| Scheme for Condition 22Scheme for Condition 22 | 27 Oct 2022 | View |
| EA ChecklistEA Checklist | 27 Oct 2022 | View |
| Email Response from AgentEmail Response from Agent | 30 Nov 2022 | View |
| Agent DecisionAgent Decision | 29 Nov 2022 | View |
| Envionment Agency Consultation Response (Email)Envionment Agency Consultation Response (Email) | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Envionment Agency Consultation Response (Attachment)Envionment Agency Consultation Response (Attachment) | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Tendring District Council - Environmental Health Department Consultation ResponseTendring District Council - Environmental Health Department Consultation Response | 2 Dec 2022 | View |
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