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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Highwood Quarry, Stortford Road, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SL
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring results for January 2025) of Planning permission ESS/17/20/UTT. ESS/17/20/UTT extant permission for “Importation of 70,000m3 per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press” originally permitted under ESS/45/15/UTT
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SOD Report ApprovalSOD Report Approval | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| Agent Decision LetterAgent Decision Letter | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE ESS/17/20/UTTDECISION NOTICE ESS/17/20/UTT | 5 Jun 2025 | View |
| 2025.06.03 Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition(1)2025.06.03 Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition(1) | 11 Jun 2025 | View |
| SRC Highwood - Noise Monitoring(1)SRC Highwood - Noise Monitoring(1) | 11 Jun 2025 | View |
| 2025.01.16 SRC160125let Rev2 - Periodic Monitoring - Highwood(1)2025.01.16 SRC160125let Rev2 - Periodic Monitoring - Highwood(1) | 11 Jun 2025 | View |
| Jacobs ResponseJacobs Response | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| S106 Legal AgreementS106 Legal Agreement | 15 Mar 2021 | View |
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