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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 30 June 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.

Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL

Decision MadeReference: ESS/34/13/UTT/SOEssex County Council

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Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Screening Opinion Request CC/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 30 June 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.

Proposal details

Reference
ESS/34/13/UTT/SO
Agent
Ben King

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