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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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Blackley Quarry, and land to the north east and north west of the existing quarry, A131, Great Leighs, CM3 1QP
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 23 of ESS/42/17/CHL – Noise monitoring results April 2020. ESS/42/17/CHL was an amendment to 'Extraction of an estimated reserve of 2.8 million tonnes of sand and gravel (from sites A38 and A39 as identified in the Minerals Local Plan 2014) and retention of existing access onto the A131, retention of existing sand and gravel processing plant (to be relocated within site A38), progressive restoration to agriculture using inert fill, installation of inert recycling facility, including screening and crushing to recover secondary aggregate. In addition revised restoration scheme for the existing quarry area'
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SOD Report ApprovalSOD Report Approval | 30 Jul 2020 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE_ESS-42-17-CHL.pdfDECISION NOTICE_ESS-42-17-CHL.pdf | 1 Jul 2020 | View |
| R4-27.4.20-Blackley Quarry-1313350-DEB_RedactedR4-27.4.20-Blackley Quarry-1313350-DEB_Redacted | 1 Jul 2020 | View |
| Agent EmailAgent Email | 1 Jul 2020 | View |
| Ringway Jacobs Noise Consultation Response (Email)Ringway Jacobs Noise Consultation Response (Email) | 27 Jul 2020 | View |
| Ringway Jacobs Noise Consultation Response (Attachment)Ringway Jacobs Noise Consultation Response (Attachment) | 27 Jul 2020 | View |
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