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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Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3HR
Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3HR
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Continuation of development without compliance with condition 8 (hours of working) of planning permission ESS/05/25/CHL to allow unrestricted working hours. ESS/05/25/CHL is an amended planning permission for "Use of a coated roadstone plant and associated facilities for the manufacture of coated roadstone products using predominantly sand and gravel and recycled aggregates produced at the existing quarry"
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| Committee Report ESS/89/25/CHL February 2026Committee Report ESS/89/25/CHL February 2026 | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| Final Committee Addendum Feb 27th 2026Final Committee Addendum Feb 27th 2026 | 25 Feb 2026 | View |
| Committee Minutes February 2026Committee Minutes February 2026 | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| How the fee was calculatedHow the fee was calculated | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| A summary of the attachments in the proposalA summary of the attachments in the proposal | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| Covering letterCovering letter | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| Decision Notice ESS/05/25/CHLDecision Notice ESS/05/25/CHL | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| Noise Monitoring Report November 2025Noise Monitoring Report November 2025 | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| Block plan of the siteBlock plan of the site | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| Chelmsford Garden Community Council Consultation ResponseChelmsford Garden Community Council Consultation Response | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Chelmsford City ResponseChelmsford City Response | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| Ringway Jacobs (Noise) Consultation ResponseRingway Jacobs (Noise) Consultation Response | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| Highways - Strategic Development Consultation ResponseHighways - Strategic Development Consultation Response | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| National Highways Consultation ResponseNational Highways Consultation Response | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| Further consultation response from Jacobs noiseFurther consultation response from Jacobs noise | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| Cllr Mike Steel Consultation ResponseCllr Mike Steel Consultation Response | 5 Feb 2026 | View |
| Response from Local Member - Cllr Mike SteelResponse from Local Member - Cllr Mike Steel | 6 Feb 2026 | View |
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