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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Highwood Quarry, Stortford Road, Little Canfield, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SL
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Highwood Quarry, Stortford Road, Little Canfield, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SL
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Continuation of the winning and working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop and ancillary buildings, and the importation and treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate and reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland originally permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/52/13/UTT without compliance with Condition 4 (Hours of operation) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel off site between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 22 Mar 2019 | View |
| Committee Report ESS/20/18/UTT October 2018Committee Report ESS/20/18/UTT October 2018 | 23 Oct 2018 | View |
| Committee Addendum October 2018Committee Addendum October 2018 | 26 Oct 2018 | View |
| Committee Minutes October 2018Committee Minutes October 2018 | 19 Nov 2018 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 2 Aug 2018 | View |
| Planning Application & Supporting StatementPlanning Application & Supporting Statement | 7 Aug 2018 | View |
| LF Acoustics 13 July 2018LF Acoustics 13 July 2018 | 7 Aug 2018 | View |
| Ecology ReportEcology Report | 7 Aug 2018 | View |
| Biodiversity ChecklistBiodiversity Checklist | 7 Aug 2018 | View |
| Site application areaSite application area | 23 Jul 2018 | View |
| Additional Information - 12/09/18 Email from Agent with Noise Assessment 10/09/18Additional Information - 12/09/18 Email from Agent with Noise Assessment 10/09/18 | 12 Sept 2018 | View |
| Little Easton Parish ResponseLittle Easton Parish Response | 22 Aug 2018 | View |
| Jacobs ResponseJacobs Response | 28 Aug 2018 | View |
| Place Services 31/08/18 response to consultationPlace Services 31/08/18 response to consultation | 31 Aug 2018 | View |
| Great Dunmow Town Council 31/08/18 response to consultationGreat Dunmow Town Council 31/08/18 response to consultation | 3 Sept 2018 | View |
| Jacobs (Noise) 26/09/18 response to consultationJacobs (Noise) 26/09/18 response to consultation | 26 Sept 2018 | View |
| Strategic DevelopmentStrategic Development | 10 Oct 2018 | View |
| Additional Information - 16/10/18 letter from AgentAdditional Information - 16/10/18 letter from Agent | 18 Oct 2018 | View |
| 18/10/18 response from Local Member18/10/18 response from Local Member | 19 Oct 2018 | View |
| Section 106 agreementSection 106 agreement | 27 Mar 2019 | View |
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