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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Rayne Quarry, Dunmow Road, Braintree, Essex, Rayne
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Rayne Quarry, Dunmow Road, Braintree, Essex, Rayne
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Details pursuant to Conditions 10 (Ecological Interest); 11 (Bird Nesting) and 22 (Time limits before further Ecological Surveys) of Planning permission ESS/19/17/BTE that was for “A new sand and gravel quarry at Broadfield Farm, to the west of Rayne, near Braintree, comprising the phased mineral extraction of some 3.66m tonnes of sand and gravel; the installation of a processing plant and ancillary buildings and infrastructure; the construction of a quarry access onto the B1256; the construction of a permanent screening landform; the construction of temporary screen mounds in defined locations around the perimeter of the quarry; the phased restoration of the extraction area using indigenous soil; overburden and clay from within the application site to a land use mixture of arable agriculture, lowland acid grassland, lowland meadow, woodland, lake and reedbeds; and public access via proposed public rights of way
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SOD ReportSOD Report | 22 Jul 2022 | View |
| Agent Decision LetterAgent Decision Letter | 25 Jul 2022 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Without Personal Data | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Decision Notice ESS/19/17/BTEDecision Notice ESS/19/17/BTE | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Appendix 1 - Planning Permission ESS/19/178/BTEAppendix 1 - Planning Permission ESS/19/178/BTE | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Planning StatementPlanning Statement | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Covering LetterCovering Letter | 14 Apr 2022 | View |
| Appendix 2 - Condition 10 - Ecological StatementAppendix 2 - Condition 10 - Ecological Statement | 14 Apr 2022 | View |
| Appendix 3 - Condition 22 - Time Limit Before Further Ecological SurveysAppendix 3 - Condition 22 - Time Limit Before Further Ecological Surveys | 14 Apr 2022 | View |
| Plan - Eastern Meadow - Proposed Landform 2003Plan - Eastern Meadow - Proposed Landform 2003 | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Plan - Eastern Meadow - Illustrative Cross Section 2003Plan - Eastern Meadow - Illustrative Cross Section 2003 | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Plan - Fencing Details - Initial Works Phase 1 - 2003Plan - Fencing Details - Initial Works Phase 1 - 2003 | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Plan - Hendgerow Translocation Plan 2003Plan - Hendgerow Translocation Plan 2003 | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Plan - Illustrative Detail of Plant Site 2003Plan - Illustrative Detail of Plant Site 2003 | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Plan - Restoration Proposals 2003Plan - Restoration Proposals 2003 | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Plan - Revised Block PhasingPlan - Revised Block Phasing | 13 Apr 2022 | View |
| Place ServicesPlace Services | 21 Jul 2022 | View |
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