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Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert waste permitted by planning permission ref ESS/44/08/UTT without compliance with: • condition 3 (cessation dates for development and restoration) to allow extended period for development until 31 December 2025 and restoration by 31 December 2026 (an additional 12 years); • condition 4 (removal of infrastructure) to allow retention of infrastructure until 30 June 2026; • condition 17 (soil movement) to allow soil movements between March and October; and • condition 28 (traffic movements) to remove the limitation of no more than an average of 50 lorry movements (25 in, 25 out) in any one day. (NB The timescales have been revised by condition. Cessation required by 30 April 2022 with restoration by 30 September 2023)

Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL

Decision MadeReference: ESS/34/13/UTTEssex County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full Planning Application ESS
Received
6 Jun 2013
Validated
4 Jul 2013
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Essex County Council

Application overview

Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert waste permitted by planning permission ref ESS/44/08/UTT without compliance with: • condition 3 (cessation dates for development and restoration) to allow extended period for development until 31 December 2025 and restoration by 31 December 2026 (an additional 12 years); • condition 4 (removal of infrastructure) to allow retention of infrastructure until 30 June 2026; • condition 17 (soil movement) to allow soil movements between March and October; and • condition 28 (traffic movements) to remove the limitation of no more than an average of 50 lorry movements (25 in, 25 out) in any one day. (NB The timescales have been revised by condition. Cessation required by 30 April 2022 with restoration by 30 September 2023)

Proposal details

Reference
ESS/34/13/UTT
Agent
Ben King

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Application location

Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL

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Documents 17 of 17

DocumentPublishedAction
Application FormApplication Form25 Oct 2013View
Planning StatementPlanning Statement25 Oct 2013View
Site LocationSite Location25 Oct 2013View
BoundariesBoundaries25 Oct 2013View
Attachment SummaryAttachment Summary25 Oct 2013View
FeeFee25 Oct 2013View
Quarry siteQuarry site25 Oct 2013View
Application siteApplication site25 Oct 2013View
VolumesVolumes25 Oct 2013View
RestorationRestoration25 Oct 2013View
Volume SurveyVolume Survey25 Oct 2013View
Letter 25 July 2013Letter 25 July 201325 Oct 2013View
Survey March 2013Survey March 201325 Oct 2013View
Site NoticeSite Notice25 Oct 2013View
Decision NoticeDecision Notice7 Feb 2014View
Delegated ReportDelegated Report7 Feb 2014View
Summary of applicationSummary of application5 Oct 2015View

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