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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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Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road (A120) Braintree, CO5 9DF
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to Condition 66 (Plan of action for an alternative use or a scheme of rehabilitation) of ESS/34/15/BTE. ESS/34/15/BTE was 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 7 Mar 2022 | View |
| Committee Report ESS/34/15/BTE/66/01 Feb 2022Committee Report ESS/34/15/BTE/66/01 Feb 2022 | 18 Feb 2022 | View |
| Committee Addendum Feb 2022Committee Addendum Feb 2022 | 2 Mar 2022 | View |
| Committee Minutes Feb 2022Committee Minutes Feb 2022 | 18 Mar 2022 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Without Personal Data | 2 Sept 2021 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 2 Sept 2021 | View |
| Decision Notice ESS/34/15/BTEDecision Notice ESS/34/15/BTE | 6 Sept 2021 | View |
| Covering LetterCovering Letter | 6 Sept 2021 | View |
| EA checklistEA checklist | 7 Sept 2021 | View |
| Email from the Agent dated 17/11/2021 containing additional information/documentation for the Planning Application ESS/34/15/BTE/66/01Email from the Agent dated 17/11/2021 containing additional information/documentation for the Planning Application ESS/34/15/BTE/66/01 | 25 Nov 2021 | View |
| IWMF High Level Programme v01IWMF High Level Programme v01 | 25 Nov 2021 | View |
| Additional Information - Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Letter dated 22/02/2022 in respect of the Planning Application - Rivenhall AirfieldAdditional Information - Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Letter dated 22/02/2022 in respect of the Planning Application - Rivenhall Airfield | 28 Feb 2022 | View |
| Bradwell with Pattiswick Parish CouncilBradwell with Pattiswick Parish Council | 16 Sept 2021 | View |
| Bradwell with Pattiswick Parish Council Consultation Response - Mrs C A MarshallBradwell with Pattiswick Parish Council Consultation Response - Mrs C A Marshall | 16 Sept 2021 | View |
| Rivenhall Parish ResponseRivenhall Parish Response | 23 Sept 2021 | View |
| Coggeshall Parish Council - ObjectionCoggeshall Parish Council - Objection | 27 Sept 2021 | View |
| Feering Parish CouncilFeering Parish Council | 29 Sept 2021 | View |
| Kelvedon Parish Council Consultation Response (Attachment)Kelvedon Parish Council Consultation Response (Attachment) | 29 Sept 2021 | View |
| Kelvedon Parish Council Consultation Response (Email)Kelvedon Parish Council Consultation Response (Email) | 29 Sept 2021 | View |
| Cllr Thorogood ResponseCllr Thorogood Response | 6 Oct 2021 | View |
| Cllr Ross Playle - ECC - Witham Northern - Consultation Response (Email)Cllr Ross Playle - ECC - Witham Northern - Consultation Response (Email) | 6 Oct 2021 | View |
| Cllr Ross Playle - ECC - Witham Northern - Consultation Response (Attachment)Cllr Ross Playle - ECC - Witham Northern - Consultation Response (Attachment) | 6 Oct 2021 | View |
| Braintree District Council Consultation Response (Email)Braintree District Council Consultation Response (Email) | 12 Oct 2021 | View |
| Braintree District Council Consultation Response (Attachment)Braintree District Council Consultation Response (Attachment) | 12 Oct 2021 | View |
| Environment Agency Consultation Response (Attachment)Environment Agency Consultation Response (Attachment) | 27 Oct 2021 | View |
| Environment Agency Consultation Response (Email)Environment Agency Consultation Response (Email) | 27 Oct 2021 | View |
| Rt Hon Priti Patel 11/11/2021Rt Hon Priti Patel 11/11/2021 | 19 Nov 2021 | View |
| Consultation Response from Priti Patel MP (Email)Consultation Response from Priti Patel MP (Email) | 28 Feb 2022 | View |
| Consultation Response from Priti Patel MP (Arttachment)Consultation Response from Priti Patel MP (Arttachment) | 28 Feb 2022 | View |
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