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, Braintree, CO5 9DF
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Council sourceNon-Material Amendment to the Description of Development of planning permission ESS/39/23/BTE to remove reference to materials processed within the IWMF, together with the re-wording of Condition 29 to include reference to materials processed within the IWMF. ESS/39/23/BTE is an amended planning permission for the Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormApplication Form | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| ECC as Waste Planning Authority Note re Consultation Responses and CorrespondenceECC as Waste Planning Authority Note re Consultation Responses and Correspondence | 15 Apr 2025 | View |
| How the fee was calculatedHow the fee was calculated | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| Planning statementPlanning statement | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| EA ChecklistEA Checklist | 2 Apr 2025 | View |
| Scoping Opinion ESS/51/24/BTEScoping Opinion ESS/51/24/BTE | 2 Apr 2025 | View |
| Agent Email - FW - Rivenhall IWMF - NMA wording and sequence of applicationsAgent Email - FW - Rivenhall IWMF - NMA wording and sequence of applications | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| VAA-WA-58020002_0.0 Landownership and Proposed Site PlanVAA-WA-58020002_0.0 Landownership and Proposed Site Plan | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 4 Apr 2025 | View |
| National Highways Consultation ResponseNational Highways Consultation Response | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| Ringways Jacobs (Noise) Consultation ResponseRingways Jacobs (Noise) Consultation Response | 13 May 2025 | View |
| Ringway Jacobs (Air Quality) Consultation ResponseRingway Jacobs (Air Quality) Consultation Response | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Bradwell with Pattiswick Parish Council Consultation ResponseBradwell with Pattiswick Parish Council Consultation Response | 22 May 2025 | View |
| Coggeshall Parish Council Consultation ResponseCoggeshall Parish Council Consultation Response | 27 May 2025 | View |
| Cllr Ross Playle Consultation ResponseCllr Ross Playle Consultation Response | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| Ringway Jacobs (Lighting) Consultation ResponseRingway Jacobs (Lighting) Consultation Response | 6 Jun 2025 | View |
| ECC - Public Health Consultation ResponseECC - Public Health Consultation Response | 9 Jun 2025 | View |
| EA response to Non Material Amendment ESS/39/23/BTE/NMA13EA response to Non Material Amendment ESS/39/23/BTE/NMA13 | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| EA response to S73/Variation application ESS/23/25/BTEEA response to S73/Variation application ESS/23/25/BTE | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| EA response to Outline application to Carbon Capture Use and Storage plant with Heat Offtake.EA response to Outline application to Carbon Capture Use and Storage plant with Heat Offtake. | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| Place ServicesPlace Services | 18 Jul 2025 | View |
| Anglian Water Consultation ResponseAnglian Water Consultation Response | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
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