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 Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree CO5 9DF
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 1 (Notification of Commencement) of ESS/34/15/BTE. ESS/34/15/BTE for Variation of condition 2 (application drawings) of planning permission ESS/55/14/BTE to allow amended layout of the Integrated Waste Management Facility. The Integrated Waste Management Facility comprising: Anaerobic Digestion Plant treating mixed organic waste, producing biogas converted to electricity through biogas generators; Materials Recovery Facility for mixed dry recyclable waste to recover materials e.g. paper, plastic, metals; Mechanical Biological Treatment facility for the treatment of residual municipal and residual commercial and industrial wastes to produce a solid recovered fuel; De-inking and Pulping Paper Recycling Facility to reclaim paper; Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) utilising solid recovered fuel to produce electricity, heat and steam; extraction of minerals to enable buildings to be partially sunken below ground level within the resulting void; visitor/education centre; extension to existing access road; provision of offices and vehicle parking; and associated engineering works and storage tanks. And approval of details required by condition (the details taking account of the proposed amended drawings), the conditions sought to be discharged are as follows: 6 (access road, cross over points), 13 (Signage, Telecommunications & Lighting at Woodhouse Farm complex), 14 (Stack design and finishes), 15 (design details and construction materials), 17 (management plan for the CHP), 18 (green roof), 20 (construction compounds, parking of vehicles), 22 (foul water management), 23 (surface water drainage and ground water management), 24, (groundwater monitoring), 37 (signs on access road at footpath crossings), 43 (lighting scheme during construction), 45 (phasing scheme for access road, retaining wall and mineral extraction), 50 (fencing – temporary and permanent), 53 (ecological survey update), 54 (Habitat Management Plan update), 57 (landscaping – bunding & planting), 59 (trees, shrubs and hedgerows – retention and protection), 60 (tree management and watering adjacent to retaining wall), 61 (Woodhouse Farm parking and landscaping), 62 (traffic calming measures at River Blackwater for otters and voles) and 63 (access road crossing points – lining and signing)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation Photo Record 27 February - 01 March 2016Implementation Photo Record 27 February - 01 March 2016 | 14 Mar 2016 | View |
| Implementation Photo Record 27 February - 02 March 2016Implementation Photo Record 27 February - 02 March 2016 | 14 Mar 2016 | View |
| Confirmation of Implementation Letter 01 March 2016Confirmation of Implementation Letter 01 March 2016 | 14 Mar 2016 | View |
| Confirmation of Implementation Letter 03 March 2016Confirmation of Implementation Letter 03 March 2016 | 14 Mar 2016 | View |
| Notification of Commentcement Letter - Works Begun 01 March 2016Notification of Commentcement Letter - Works Begun 01 March 2016 | 14 Mar 2016 | View |
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 14 Mar 2016 | View |
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