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Details pursuant to Schedule 5 (Groundwater Protection) of the Legal Agreement associated with 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.’

Land to the South of Colchester Main Road (known as Sunnymead, Elmstead and Heath Farms), Alresford, Essex, C07 8DB

Decision MadeReference: ESS/17/18/TEN/LA1Essex County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Legal Obligations
Received
17 Aug 2021
Validated
11 Aug 2021
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Essex County Council

Application overview

Details pursuant to Schedule 5 (Groundwater Protection) of the Legal Agreement associated with 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.’

Proposal details

Reference
ESS/17/18/TEN/LA1
Agent
Mr Daniel Walker

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Application location

Land to the South of Colchester Main Road (known as Sunnymead, Elmstead and Heath Farms), Alresford, Essex, C07 8DB

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Documents 9 of 9

DocumentPublishedAction
Legal Obligation ReportLegal Obligation Report18 May 2022View
Agent Decision LetterAgent Decision Letter18 May 2022View
CompletedS106agreementdd17December2020-V1_Redacted.pdfCompletedS106agreementdd17December2020-V1_Redacted.pdf17 Aug 2021View
Scoping Opinion - ESS/28/17/TEN/SPOScoping Opinion - ESS/28/17/TEN/SPO17 Aug 2021View
EA Development Management Consultataion ChecklistEA Development Management Consultataion Checklist17 Aug 2021View
Decision Notice - ESS/17/18/TENDecision Notice - ESS/17/18/TEN17 Aug 2021View
Condition 10 - Water Management Plan_final 330201821TN1Condition 10 - Water Management Plan_final 330201821TN117 Aug 2021View
Notice No1 Recipants re Water Monitoring Plan at Wivenhoe QuarryNotice No1 Recipants re Water Monitoring Plan at Wivenhoe Quarry17 Aug 2021View
Application-discharge-modification-planning-obligations- Wivenhoe Quarry- Schedule 5 GWMPApplication-discharge-modification-planning-obligations- Wivenhoe Quarry- Schedule 5 GWMP17 Aug 2021View

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Agent Decision Letter Decision Notice - ESS/17/18/TEN
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