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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Essex County Council Waste Transfer Station, Colchester Eastern Bypass, ARDLEIGH, CO7 7SL
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Council sourceContinuation of use as a waste transfer station without compliance with condition 5 (noise monitoring) attached to planning permission reference ESS/16/13/TEN, to amend the wording of the noise monitoring condition
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Without Personal Data | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| How the fee was calculatedHow the fee was calculated | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| User Defined AttachmentUser Defined Attachment | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| ESS/27/16/TEN Decision NoticeESS/27/16/TEN Decision Notice | 28 Mar 2017 | View |
| Appendix 1 ESS/16/13/TEN/SOAppendix 1 ESS/16/13/TEN/SO | 4 Apr 2017 | View |
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 10 May 2017 | View |
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