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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, Rayne, Braintree, Essex, CM77 6SB
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Council sourceDetails 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.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ReportReport | 4 Dec 2024 | View |
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 4 Dec 2024 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
| Statement (October 2024)Statement (October 2024) | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
| Appendix 2. Dust Monitoring Plan Sept 21Appendix 2. Dust Monitoring Plan Sept 21 | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
| Appendix 3a Certificate of AnalysisAppendix 3a Certificate of Analysis | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
| Appendix 3b. Directional Dust Analysis ReportAppendix 3b. Directional Dust Analysis Report | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
| Appendix 1. DECISION NOTICE_ESS-19-17-BTE(1)(1)Appendix 1. DECISION NOTICE_ESS-19-17-BTE(1)(1) | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
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