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Details pursuant to clause 3.15 of legal agreement dated 30/10/2009 associated with 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.

Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree, Essex, CO5 9DF

Decision MadeReference: ESS/55/14/BTE/LA2Essex County Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
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Received
18 Dec 2015
Validated
6 Jan 2016
Determination deadline
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Local authority
Essex County Council

Application overview

Details pursuant to clause 3.15 of legal agreement dated 30/10/2009 associated with 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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Reference
ESS/55/14/BTE/LA2
Agent
Mr David Wipps

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Application location

Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree, Essex, CO5 9DF

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Documents 8 of 8

DocumentPublishedAction
ECC Receipt of EIA Planning Application 26 August 2015ECC Receipt of EIA Planning Application 26 August 201514 Jan 2016View
Letter from the Environment Agency re: Environmental Permitting Application 09 December 2015Letter from the Environment Agency re: Environmental Permitting Application 09 December 201514 Jan 2016View
Letter from Fichtner Confirming Intent to Complete Construction 16 November 2015Letter from Fichtner Confirming Intent to Complete Construction 16 November 201514 Jan 2016View
Letter from Ridge 16 November 2015Letter from Ridge 16 November 201514 Jan 2016View
Letter from BLP (Gent Fairhead & Co. Ltd's Legal Advisers) 07 December 2015Letter from BLP (Gent Fairhead & Co. Ltd's Legal Advisers) 07 December 201514 Jan 2016View
Letter from Gent Fairhead & Co. Ltd to ECC 18 December 2015Letter from Gent Fairhead & Co. Ltd to ECC 18 December 201514 Jan 2016View
Letter to Claire Tomalin (ECC) 18 December 2015Letter to Claire Tomalin (ECC) 18 December 201514 Jan 2016View
Decision LetterDecision Letter26 Feb 2016View

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