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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Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree, Essex, CO5 9DF
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Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree, Essex, CO5 9DF
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Details pursant to condition 64 (Scheme & Programme of historic building record for Woodhouse Farm and buildings) of ESS/55/14/BTE. ESS/55/14/BTE was for "Removal of condition 28 restricting geographical source of Solid Recovered Fuel and condition 30 restricting geographical source of waste paper and card attached to planning permission ESS/41/14/BTE to allow importation of Solid Recovered Fuel and waste paper and card without constraint as to the geographical source of the material. Planning permission ESS/41/14/BTE being for An 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cover SheetCover Sheet | 11 Aug 2015 | View |
| Brief for Historic Building RecordingBrief for Historic Building Recording | 11 Aug 2015 | View |
| Historic Building RecordingHistoric Building Recording | 11 Aug 2015 | View |
| Building Locations MapBuilding Locations Map | 11 Aug 2015 | View |
| Table of Submission of DetailsTable of Submission of Details | 11 Aug 2015 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 11 Aug 2015 | View |
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 16 Feb 2016 | View |
| Discharge of Condition ReportDischarge of Condition Report | 16 Feb 2016 | View |
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