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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Haven Quay,Haven Road,Colchester
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Council sourceVariation of condition 7 of planning permission ref: ESS/40/08/COL to the following: a restriction of 17 movements in and 17 movements out per day for heavy good vehicles greater than 7.5t GVW. Movements for all vehicles less than 7.5 tonnes to be unrestricted
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Site summarySite summary | 29 Sept 2015 | View |
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