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 (Bellhouse), Warren Lane, Colchester, Essex
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to Condition 13 (i) (Noise Monitoring Survey) of ESS/27/17/COL that was for “Continued use of the site without compliance of Condition 4 (Hours of Operation) attached to Planning Permission ESS/06/15/COL to allow the importation of both Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste (LACMW) and Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) collected waste during the additional hours of 13:00 - 17:00 on Saturdays and 09:00 - 16:30 on Sundays”
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ReportReport | 17 Nov 2022 | View |
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 17 Nov 2022 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 14 Nov 2022 | View |
| How the fee was calculatedHow the fee was calculated | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Noise Monitoring reportNoise Monitoring report | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Decision Notice - ESS/27/17/COLDecision Notice - ESS/27/17/COL | 14 Nov 2022 | View |
| Covering letterCovering letter | 14 Nov 2022 | View |
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