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
Land at Rivenhall Airfield Coggeshall Road, Braintree, CO5 9DF
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Continuation of development of the Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) with deletion of condition 66, approved details thereunder and associated conditions (Plan of Action if development not taken forward within 5 years) of planning permission ESS/34/15/BTE. ESS/34/15/BTE was amended planning permission for “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.”
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Appendix 1Appendix 1 | 18 May 2023 | View |
| Agent Decision LetterAgent Decision Letter | 19 May 2023 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 28 Apr 2023 | View |
| Covering LetterCovering Letter | 18 May 2023 | View |
| Letter on behalf of Indaver Rivenhall LimitedLetter on behalf of Indaver Rivenhall Limited | 18 Jul 2023 | View |
| Email on behalf of Indaver Rivenhall LimitedEmail on behalf of Indaver Rivenhall Limited | 18 Jul 2023 | View |
| FIG_1-1A_Land_Ownership_and_Proposed_Site_Plan (2)FIG_1-1A_Land_Ownership_and_Proposed_Site_Plan (2) | 3 May 2023 | View |
| Email 3rd part request for SoS Screening Direction & PCU acknowledgementEmail 3rd part request for SoS Screening Direction & PCU acknowledgement | 26 Jun 2023 | View |
| 3rd party Request for Screening Direction - supporting statement3rd party Request for Screening Direction - supporting statement | 26 Jun 2023 | View |
| Letter to the Secretary of State on behalf of IndaverLetter to the Secretary of State on behalf of Indaver | 14 Jul 2023 | View |
| WPA info to PCUWPA info to PCU | 14 Jul 2023 | View |
| SoS notification not to issue EIA Screening DirectionSoS notification not to issue EIA Screening Direction | 24 Jul 2023 | View |
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