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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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 69 (Early morning HGV movement records for February 2020) of ESS/20/18/UTT. ESS/20/18/UTT was for “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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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Condition Report (PDF)Condition Report (PDF) | 10 Mar 2020 | View |
| Decision Letter (PDF)Decision Letter (PDF) | 10 Mar 2020 | View |
| Decision Notice ESS/20/18/UTTDecision Notice ESS/20/18/UTT | 26 Jul 2019 | View |
| Copy of Feb 2020 - Daily Lorry Movements sent with 05/03/20 email from AgentCopy of Feb 2020 - Daily Lorry Movements sent with 05/03/20 email from Agent | 10 Mar 2020 | View |
| 05/03/20 email from Agent re: Daily Lorry Movements05/03/20 email from Agent re: Daily Lorry Movements | 10 Mar 2020 | View |
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