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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Blackleys Quarry, (Essex Show Ground),Great Leighs,Chelmsford,CM3 1QB
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Blackleys Quarry, (Essex Show Ground),Great Leighs,Chelmsford,CM3 1QB
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To continue sand and gravel extraction with restoration to agriculture, woodland and park land area, including the importation of inert material for restoration purposes as approved under permission ESS/05/03/CHL without complying with condition 2 (application details) to allow relocation of the weighbridge, screening bund and internal haul road
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 25 Apr 2018 | View |
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