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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Haven Quay,Haven Road,Colchester
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Haven Quay,Haven Road,Colchester
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Use of land as a scrap metal waste recycling and transfer facility involving the collection and receipt, sorting, storage and processing of metal and other material components and parts from the dismantling of vehicles & other non-ferrous household items the erection of a non-ferrous warehouse building incorporating administrative staff offices and adjoining covered storage area; erection of a vehicle process building and scrap sorting bays; Installation of weighbridge and scrap shearer plant
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| Site summarySite summary | 15 Oct 2015 | View |
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