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BRADWELL QUARRY, CHURCH ROAD, BRADWELL, BRAINTREE, CM77 8EP
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Council sourceContinuation of development permitted by ESS/07/16/BTE without compliance with condition 9d (operational hours for the dry silo plant mortar [DSM]) to allow extended week day hours for the DSM between 06:00 to 07:00 and 18:30 to 22:00 Monday to Friday. Planning permission ESS/07/16/BTE being for "Continuation of development permitted by ESS/24/14/BTE without compliance with conditions 2 (application details), 7 (timescales), 38 (sequence of restoration) and 59 (no importation of mineral for processing) to allow amended restoration levels, revised phasing and additional time to complete extraction and restoration until 2021, utilisation of overburden in restoration and processing of mineral both arising from the Integrated Waste Management Facility. Planning permission ESS/24/14/BTE being for Extraction of an estimated reserve of 3 million tonnes of sand and gravel (from Sites A3 and A4 as identified Minerals Local Plan) and retention of existing access onto the A120, private haul road, sand and gravel processing plant, ready mixed concrete plant, bagging plant, dry silo mortar plant and water management system, internal haul roads and re-contouring of restoration levels of extraction areas (Sites R and A2) with restoration to a combination of agriculture, woodland, biodiversity, water lagoons and to levels appropriate to safeguard implementation of planning permission ESS/37/08/BTE (Integrated Waste Management Facility)"
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision Notice 14/08/2018Decision Notice 14/08/2018 | 14 Aug 2018 | View |
| Committee Minutes December 2017Committee Minutes December 2017 | 13 Dec 2017 | View |
| Committee Report - ESS/20/17/BTE - March 2018Committee Report - ESS/20/17/BTE - March 2018 | 21 Mar 2018 | View |
| Committee Report Appendix 1 - ESS/20/17/BTE - March 2018Committee Report Appendix 1 - ESS/20/17/BTE - March 2018 | 21 Mar 2018 | View |
| Committee Addendum - March 2018Committee Addendum - March 2018 | 23 Mar 2018 | View |
| Committee Minutes March 2018Committee Minutes March 2018 | 25 Apr 2018 | View |
| How the fee was calculatedHow the fee was calculated | 7 Mar 2017 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 7 Mar 2017 | View |
| Bradwell Plant Survey - site planBradwell Plant Survey - site plan | 7 Mar 2017 | View |
| Extension of Quarrying OperationsExtension of Quarrying Operations | 7 Mar 2017 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 7 Mar 2017 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 8 Mar 2017 | View |
| Planning StatementPlanning Statement | 8 Mar 2017 | View |
| Noise impact assessmentNoise impact assessment | 8 Mar 2017 | View |
| Decision Notice ESS/07/16/BTEDecision Notice ESS/07/16/BTE | 9 Mar 2017 | View |
| 20th February 2017 email from Agent re: operating hours20th February 2017 email from Agent re: operating hours | 5 Apr 2017 | View |
| 24th February 2017 email from Agent re: DSM Sustainability and Employment Benefits & Description of Development24th February 2017 email from Agent re: DSM Sustainability and Employment Benefits & Description of Development | 5 Apr 2017 | View |
| Biodiversity StatementBiodiversity Statement | 5 Apr 2017 | View |
| Biodiversity Toolkit Validation ChecklistBiodiversity Toolkit Validation Checklist | 5 Apr 2017 | View |
| Additional response from Place Services - EcologyAdditional response from Place Services - Ecology | 6 Apr 2017 | View |
| Additional Information - Lighting AssessmentAdditional Information - Lighting Assessment | 8 Sept 2017 | View |
| Jacobs lighting response 24/04/17Jacobs lighting response 24/04/17 | 5 Oct 2017 | View |
| Jacobs lighting response 11/10/2017Jacobs lighting response 11/10/2017 | 11 Oct 2017 | View |
| Jacobs Noise and Air ResponseJacobs Noise and Air Response | 16 Oct 2017 | View |
| SupplementalAgreement7-V1.pdfSupplementalAgreement7-V1.pdf | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
| SupplementalAgreement1-V1.pdfSupplementalAgreement1-V1.pdf | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
| SupplementalAgreement2-V1.pdfSupplementalAgreement2-V1.pdf | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
| SupplementalAgreement3-V1.pdfSupplementalAgreement3-V1.pdf | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
| SupplementalAgreement4-V1.pdfSupplementalAgreement4-V1.pdf | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
| SupplementalAgreement5-V1.pdfSupplementalAgreement5-V1.pdf | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
| SupplementalAgreement6-V1.pdfSupplementalAgreement6-V1.pdf | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
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