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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Birch Airfield Composting Site, Birch Airfield Composting Site, Blind Lane, Birch, Nr Colchester, Essex, CO5 9XE
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Birch Airfield Composting Site, Birch Airfield Composting Site, Blind Lane, Birch, Nr Colchester, Essex, CO5 9XE
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Continuation of use as a composting facility without compliance with condition 22 (Vehicle Movements) attached to planning permission ESS/09/07/COL to allow an increase in the permitted vehicular movements from 24 (12in and 12out) to 44 (22in and 22out).
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| File Size: 7223, HREF: , Reference: A summary of the attachments in the proposalFile Size: 7223, HREF: , Reference: A summary of the attachments in the proposal | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| File Size: 57877, HREF: , Reference: How the fee was calculatedFile Size: 57877, HREF: , Reference: How the fee was calculated | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| File Size: 271673, HREF: , Reference: Application FormFile Size: 271673, HREF: , Reference: Application Form | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| Location planLocation plan | 25 Oct 2013 | View |
| Site planSite plan | 25 Oct 2013 | View |
| Planning statementPlanning statement | 25 Oct 2013 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 25 Oct 2013 | View |
| Committee Report November 2013Committee Report November 2013 | 15 Nov 2013 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 26 Nov 2013 | View |
| Committee MinutesCommittee Minutes | 9 Dec 2013 | View |
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