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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Council sourceDetails 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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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Receipt of EIA Planning Application 26 August 2015ECC Receipt of EIA Planning Application 26 August 2015 | 14 Jan 2016 | View |
| Letter from the Environment Agency re: Environmental Permitting Application 09 December 2015Letter from the Environment Agency re: Environmental Permitting Application 09 December 2015 | 14 Jan 2016 | View |
| Letter from Fichtner Confirming Intent to Complete Construction 16 November 2015Letter from Fichtner Confirming Intent to Complete Construction 16 November 2015 | 14 Jan 2016 | View |
| Letter from Ridge 16 November 2015Letter from Ridge 16 November 2015 | 14 Jan 2016 | View |
| Letter from BLP (Gent Fairhead & Co. Ltd's Legal Advisers) 07 December 2015Letter from BLP (Gent Fairhead & Co. Ltd's Legal Advisers) 07 December 2015 | 14 Jan 2016 | View |
| Letter from Gent Fairhead & Co. Ltd to ECC 18 December 2015Letter from Gent Fairhead & Co. Ltd to ECC 18 December 2015 | 14 Jan 2016 | View |
| Letter to Claire Tomalin (ECC) 18 December 2015Letter to Claire Tomalin (ECC) 18 December 2015 | 14 Jan 2016 | View |
| Decision LetterDecision Letter | 26 Feb 2016 | View |
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