Essex County Council
Planning applications.

1. Decision MadeESS/70/26/CHL/SPO

   EIA Scoping Opinion Request: Western extension to Sheepcotes Quarry for the extraction, processing, sale and distribution of sand and gravel, including the use of the existing access, plant site and associated infrastructure and subsequent restoration using imported inert materials

   Land at Sheepcotes Farm, Sheepcotes Lane, Little Waltham, CM3 3LU

   Received 8 Sept 2026
2. Decision MadeCC/TEN/111/20/3/1

   Details pursuant to Condition 3 – Cricket Wicket Design Specification - CC/TEN/111/20: Erection of a detached single storey teaching block, sports hall to create accommodation for a net increase of 150 pupils and covered link with associated works

   Clacton County High School, Walton Road, Clacton On Sea, CO15 6DZ

   Received 19 Mar 2021
3. Decision MadeESS/46/08/UTT/35/1

   Continuation of mineral extraction and development of waste recycling and composting facility, including demolition of existing mineral processing plant, construction of waste reception and sorting building enclosing sorting of domestic and commercial and industrial waste to recover recyclables, construction of in-vessel composting units for composting of sorted waste, reprofiling of levels of restored landfill site utilising on site materials, with restoration to parkland,

   Crumps Farm,Stortford Rd,Little Canfield,Great Dunmow,CM6 1SR

   Received 12 Oct 2012
4. Decision MadeESS/30/19/UTT

   Construction of a waste transfer building to house recycling operations currently permitted as part of planning application ref: ESS/04/16/UTT together with associated concrete hardstanding and other changes to the approved site layout

   Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL

   Received 14 May 2019
5. Decision MadeCC/MAL/95/22

   Construction of a new 2 Form Entry (420 place), two-storey Primary School and Early Years Facility including parking, a Multi-Use Games Area, soft play areas and ancillary development.

   Land allocated for a new primary school under Land South of Limebrook Way and East of Maldon Wick, Maldon, Essex

   Received 29 Sept 2022
6. Decision MadeESS/35/13/UTT/8/1

   Continuation of use of land for skip hire, waste recycling, waste transfer and green waste composting operations, involving the importation, deposit, sorting, recycling, processing of waste materials (including construction and demolition waste, soil, wood, metal, plastics, green waste, road planings) the storage of skips, waste and recovered materials and use of processing machinery (including soil screeners, concrete crushers, mechanical concrete splitter, trommel shredder, loading shovels, 360 degree excavators and picking conveyors) and vehicles. The sale, storage and exportation of recovered materials. The importation, storage and sale of aggregate materials, including sand, gravel and ballast all permitted by planning permission ref ESS/49/07/UTT without compliance with condition 2 (cessation date) to allow extended period for development of an additional 12 years until 31 December 2025 and restoration by 30 June 2026. (NB The timescales have been revised by condition. Cessation required by 30 April 2022 with restoration by 30 September 2023)

   Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL

   Received 19 Jun 2014
7. Decision MadeESS/08/16/CHL/52/2

   Details pursuant to Conditions 50 (Landscaping) and 52 (Amenity Aftercare) of planning permission ESS/08/16/CHL that was for “Northern quarry void and plant site including the restoration of the Northern quarry void using inert materials to agriculture and nature conservation interest with new public rights of way, the installation and operation of an inert waste recycling facility in the plant site for the production of secondary aggregate followed by the restoration of the plant site to nature conservation interest and the creation of an area of biodiversity compensation habitat”

   Land at Sandon Quarry, Southend Road, Sandon, Howe Green, CM2 7TE

   Received 23 Mar 2021
8. Decision MadeCC/TEN/137/06

   The installation of 2 no. relocatable classrooms for a temporary period of 5 years

   Frobisher Primary School,Frobisher Primary & Nursery School,Frobisher Drive,Jaywick,Clacton on Sea,CO15 2QH

   Received 12 Oct 2006
9. Decision MadeESS/57/04/TEN

   Winning & Working of minerals, removal of surplus soils & erection of a low profile processing plant concrete batching plant & ancillary buildings (inc a workshop). Interim restoration to lakes & subsequent construct of a public water storage

   Wick Farm, Ardleigh RESERVOIR,Crown Quarry (Ardleigh Reservoir Extension),Old Ipswich Road,Tendring,Colchester,CO7 7QR

   Received 18 Nov 2004
10. Decision MadeESS/65/23/COL

    Construction and operation of a temporary bulk bagging plant, including ancillary mobile site office, concrete pad, mobile storage bays and parking for staff and bagging lorries

    Birch Pit, Maldon Road, Birch, Colchester, CO5 9XE

    Received 8 Jul 2023
11. Decision MadeCC/BTE/185/02

    To construct a new playing field area & improve the existing landscape

    Halstead Community Resources Centre, The Richard De Clare County Primary School, Parsonage Street, Halstead,Richard De Clare Primary School,Parsonage Street,Halstead,CO9 2JT

    Received 29 Nov 2002
12. Decision MadeCC/BTE/75/15/3/1

    Installation of a prefabricated single storey structure (7200x3200x2800 LxWXH) and associated groundworks for the provision of a disabled change facility and separate disabled toilet at Great Notley Garden Village, London Road, Great Notley, Essex, CM77 7FS

    Great Notley Garden Village, London Road, Great Notley, Essex, CM77 7FS

    Received 19 Feb 2016
13. Decision MadeESS/31/24/COL/SO

    Change of use of agricultural land to a waste management use and construction of a concrete pad to enable the extension of green waste open windrow composting operations, topsoil blending and storage operations, construction of a new surface water attenuation lagoon and perimeter landscaped soil bunds.

    Birch Airfield, Blind Lane, Birch, Essex, CO5 9XE

    Received 13 Jun 2024
14. Decision MadeESS/43/01/CHL

    Removal of minerals & soils arisisng as a result of the construction of an agricultural reservoir Ombudsman Case

    Land at Writtle College,Writtle,Chelmsford,CM1 3SB

    Received 24 Sept 2001
15. Decision MadeESS/11/14/TEN

    The extraction of 4,000 tonnes of sand and gravel to facilitate the construction of a digestate store, part of a combined heat and power bio-gas plant (already approved at this site). Together with the on-site screening and exportation of some of the materials extracted (retrospective)

    Allen's Farm, Tye Road, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7BN

    Received 16 Dec 2013
16. Decision MadeESS/12/12/BTE/SO

    Stripping of topsoil and subsoil/overburden and quarrying of clay to maintain supply to the adjoining brickworks. Top soil and subsoil/overburdern to be used in future conservation restoration of site and extraction area.

    Brickfields Cottage, Hedingham Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO107EF

    Received 31 Jan 2012
17. Decision MadeCC/CHL/119/04

    Two storey lift shaft with single storey entrance lobby, bolted on solar shading to south elevation and two external doors

    New Dukes Way Offices,2 Beaufort Road,Chelmsford,CM2 6PS

    Received 25 Oct 2004
18. Decision MadeESS/24/15/TEN

    Construction of an irrigation reservoir involving the excavation, processing and removal of sand, gravel and soils, engineering works and ancillary buildings

    Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester

    Received 20 Mar 2015
19. Decision MadeESS/60/11/CHL/8/1

    Continuation of use with importation of non hazardous waste to restore the land without compliance with conditions 3 (completion date) and 31 (removal of structures) attached to planning permission ESS/02/09/CHL to allow an extended time period for infilling of the site from the 31st March 2012 to 31st March 2015 and restoration of the site from 31st December 2012 to 31st December 2015 in order to allow restoration of the site to be completed

    Roxwell Landfill, Brittons Hall Farm, Near Chelmsford, Roxwell, Essex, CM14LT

    Received 18 Aug 2014
20. Decision MadeCC/BTE/35/14/12/01

    Construction of a new replacement Infant School building, 2-storeys in height, suitable for 360 pupils together with a proposed four classroom and hall extension to the Junior School to facilitate an expansion to a 4 Form Entry (480 pupil) Junior School. Associated development includes hard and soft landscaping works; new pedestrian access; additional car parking spaces; and other site improvements/provisions.

    John Ray Cp Infants School, Notley Road, Braintree, CM7 1HL

    Received 26 Feb 2015
21. Decision MadeTEN/758/91

    Extraction and processing of sand & Gravel with progressive restoration to woodland, landscaped lakes & Heath

    Villa Pit & Cockaynes Farm,Villa Farm (Cockaynes Wood),Alresford,Colchester,CO7 9JZ

    Received 11 Jul 1991
22. Decision MadeCC/UTT/111/00

    Construction of single storey extension to increase the size of an existing classbase

    Hatfield Heath County Primary School,Chelmsford Road,Hatfield Heath

    Received 28 Nov 2000
23. Decision MadeESS/39/06/UTT

    Retrospective planning application for the concreting of the internal haul road in the vicinity of the weighbridge and workshop

    Hollow Road,Widdington,Saffron Walden,CB113SL

    Received 19 Jul 2006
24. Decision MadeESS/48/01/COL/R/14/1

    Review of Mineral Planning Permissions

    Bellhouse Quarry and Landfill Site, Warren Lane, Stanway, CO3 0NN

    Received 4 Jun 2015

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