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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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Land at Rayne Quarry, Dunmow Road, Braintree, Essex, Rayne
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to Condition 33 (Dust) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agent DecisionAgent Decision | 27 Jun 2023 | View |
| SOD reportSOD report | 27 Jun 2023 | View |
| Application Form - February 2023Application Form - February 2023 | 24 May 2023 | View |
| Appendix 1. DECISION NOTICE_ESS-19-17-BTEAppendix 1. DECISION NOTICE_ESS-19-17-BTE | 24 May 2023 | View |
| Appendix 2. Dust Monitoring Plan Sept 21Appendix 2. Dust Monitoring Plan Sept 21 | 24 May 2023 | View |
| Appendix 3. i2 Certificate of Analyis (Feb-Mar23)Appendix 3. i2 Certificate of Analyis (Feb-Mar23) | 24 May 2023 | View |
| Appendix 3. i2 Directional Dust Analysis Report (Feb23)Appendix 3. i2 Directional Dust Analysis Report (Feb23) | 24 May 2023 | View |
| Appendix 3. Rayne Quarry Dust Monitoring Results - Feb 2023Appendix 3. Rayne Quarry Dust Monitoring Results - Feb 2023 | 24 May 2023 | View |
| Statement (February 2023)Statement (February 2023) | 24 May 2023 | View |
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