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 at Colchester Quarry, Warren lane, Stanway Colchester C03 0NN
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Land at Colchester Quarry, Warren lane, Stanway Colchester C03 0NN
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Condition 24 (Noise Monitoring Survey) of ESS/48/01/COL: that was for “Review of Mineral Planning Permissions and Condition 53 (Noise Monitoring Survey) of ESS/23/14/COL : that was for Extension of Stanway Quarry on land at Five Ways Fruit Farm (FWFF) via the extraction of 2.95m tonnes of sand and gravel; extraction of remaining 0.5m tonnes of sand and gravel from Stanway Quarry; processing of remaining 1.5m tonnes of sand and gravel from Bellhouse Quarry to be imported via the existing conveyor link to Stanway Quarry by 31 October 2026 (amended via condition to tie in with the timescales permitted under ref ESS/07/01/COL/REV); retention of the existing sand and gravel processing plant, Dry Silo Mortar Plant, concrete plant, access roads, weighbridge and related infrastructure until 31 October 2026; retention of the existing inert recycling operation and associated mobile plant parking area until 31 December 2037; restoration of FWFF area using existing indigenous soils, clay and soil forming material from within the application site within 7 years of commencement of operations at FWFF; importation of approximately 2.35m cubic metres of inert waste material for the restoration of the central / eastern Stanway Quarry void by 31 December 2037; and implementation of a comprehensive restoration scheme for the application site comprising agricultural land, orchard, woodland, grassland, lakes, habitat creation and informal public access via permissive routes.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Condition Report (PDF)Condition Report (PDF) | 22 Nov 2018 | View |
| Decision Letter (PDF)Decision Letter (PDF) | 22 Nov 2018 | View |
| Tarmac Colchester Quarry FWFF Monitoring Report Jun 18.pdfTarmac Colchester Quarry FWFF Monitoring Report Jun 18.pdf | 3 Sept 2018 | View |
| Essex CC Condition Approval form ESS.23.14.COL Cond 53 NOISE.pdfEssex CC Condition Approval form ESS.23.14.COL Cond 53 NOISE.pdf | 3 Sept 2018 | View |
| Essex CC Condition Approval form ESS.48.01.COL.R Cond 24 NOISE.pdfEssex CC Condition Approval form ESS.48.01.COL.R Cond 24 NOISE.pdf | 3 Sept 2018 | View |
| Jacobs NoiseJacobs Noise | 1 Nov 2018 | View |
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