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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Land to the South of Park Farm, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex
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Council sourceThe winning and working of sand and gravel and associated dry screen processing plant, temporary storage of minerals and soils and associated infrastructure. In addition backfilling of the void with soils and overburden arising from the development of mixed uses (Ref. 09/01314/EIA) on land adjacent to the mineral working
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Scheme Report - February 2015Groundwater Scheme Report - February 2015 | 17 Mar 2015 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 17 Mar 2015 | View |
| Cover LetterCover Letter | 17 Mar 2015 | View |
| Email - Additional Application Supporting InformationEmail - Additional Application Supporting Information | 23 Apr 2015 | View |
| Additional Application Supporting InformationAdditional Application Supporting Information | 23 Apr 2015 | View |
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 6 May 2015 | View |
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