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Details pursuant to Condition 33 (Dust Monitoring) 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.

Rayne Quarry, Dunmow Road, Rayne, Braintree, Essex, CM77 6SB

Decision MadeReference: ESS/19/17/BTE/33/19Essex County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Submission of Details CC/ESS
Received
2 Aug 2024
Validated
2 Aug 2024
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Essex County Council

Application overview

Details pursuant to Condition 33 (Dust Monitoring) 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.

Proposal details

Reference
ESS/19/17/BTE/33/19
Agent
Miss Victoria Harris

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Application location

Rayne Quarry, Dunmow Road, Rayne, Braintree, Essex, CM77 6SB

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Documents 8 of 8

DocumentPublishedAction
SOD ReportSOD Report22 Aug 2024View
Agent Decision LetterAgent Decision Letter22 Aug 2024View
Decision Notice ESS/19/17/BTEDecision Notice ESS/19/17/BTE10 Jul 2024View
Statement (June 2024)Statement (June 2024)13 Aug 2024View
Application FormApplication Form13 Aug 2024View
Appendix 3a Certificate of Analysis (June 2024)Appendix 3a Certificate of Analysis (June 2024)13 Aug 2024View
Appendix 3b Directional Dust Analysis Report (June 2024)Appendix 3b Directional Dust Analysis Report (June 2024)13 Aug 2024View
Appendix 2 Dust Monitoring Plan Sept 21Appendix 2 Dust Monitoring Plan Sept 2113 Aug 2024View

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