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Furze Field, Hatfield Quarry, Oaklands Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0HT
Furze Field, Hatfield Quarry, Oaklands Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0HT
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Proposed Section 73 application for the extraction of sand and gravel without complying with the requirements of condition 2 of planning permission PL/0820/16 (extraction of approximately 0.45 million tonnes of sand and gravel from within 17.7 ha of land known as Furze Field, involving retention of the quarry access road and site infrastructure facilities and restoration of the extension area to agricultural land and mixed habitats including wetlands, acid grassland and woodland planting)to allow extraction to continue for a further 3 years with a further year to complete the restoration to 31 December 2027
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| Historic England response PL037723.pdfConsultation responses | 3 Jan 2024 | View |
| Lead Local Flood Authority response PL0377.pdfConsultation responses | 25 Jan 2024 | View |
| Environment Agency Response PL0377.pdfConsultation responses | 8 Feb 2024 | View |
| Environment Agency Response PL0377(1).pdfConsultation responses | 22 Apr 2024 | View |
| Environment Agency Response PL0377(2).pdfConsultation responses | 24 Jun 2024 | View |
| Hertfordshire LEADS response.pdfConsultation responses | 1 Oct 2024 | View |
| EA Response - 136589-4.pdfConsultation responses | 7 Feb 2025 | View |
| APP 003a Revised Planning Statement Feb 2024.pdfFurther information received | 28 Feb 2024 | View |
| Appendix 3a Transport Statement - Updated Furze Field Quary, Hatfield.pdfFurther information received | 28 Feb 2024 | View |
| Appendix 4a Flood Risk Assessment - Updated Furze Field Quarry Hatfield.pdfFurther information received | 28 Feb 2024 | View |
| Appendix 4b Hydrological Impact Assessment - Updated Furze Field Quarry Hatfield.pdfFurther information received | 28 Feb 2024 | View |
| Appendix 5a LVIA - Updated Furze Field Quarry Hatfield.pdfFurther information received | 28 Feb 2024 | View |
| Appendix 8a Noise Assessment - Updated Furze Field Quarry Hatfield.pdfFurther information received | 28 Feb 2024 | View |
| Appendix 9a Dust Assessment & DMP Furze Field Quarry Hatfield.pdfFurther information received | 28 Feb 2024 | View |
| 331201806R1rev1 Final Hatfield Quarry Furze Field - Hydrogeological Impact Assessment.pdfFurther information received | 17 May 2024 | View |
| Hydrological Impact Assessment Rev1_May 2024.pdfFurther information received | 23 May 2024 | View |
| Hydrological Impact Assessment_November 2024_Stantec.pdfFurther information received | 14 Jan 2025 | View |
| Applicant's response to Environment Agency_24 November 2024_Stantec.pdfFurther information received | 14 Jan 2025 | View |
| APP 021 Air Quality Assessment.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 015 Flood Risk Assessment.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 019 Cultural Heritage Assessment.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 020 Noise Assessment.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 003 Planning Statement.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| 240603 FURZE FIELD PL037723.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 4 Jun 2024 | View |
| APP 014 Transport Statement.pdfApplication documents (not plans) | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 Landscape Visual Impact Assessment.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 004 P22-597-1 Location Plan.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-01 Site Location.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-02-2 Designations.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-02-3 Designations.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-03-1 Landscape Character.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-03-2 Landscape Character.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-04-1 Visual Appraisal.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-04-2 Visual Appraisal.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-05-1 Zone Theoretical Visibility.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-05-2 Zone Theoretical Visibility.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 006 P22-597-3 Existing Site Plan.PDFPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 007a P22-597-4 Plan 1 - Method of working.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 007b P22-597-4 Plan 2 - Method of working.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 007c P22-597-4 Plan 3 - Method of working.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 007d P22-597-4 Plan 4 - Method of working.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 007e P22-597-4-Plan 5 - Method of working.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 007f P22-597-4 Plan 6 - Method of working.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 008a P22-597-5 Plan 1 - Soil Management.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 008b P22-597-5 Plan 2 - Soil Management.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 008c P22-597-5 Plan 3 - Soil Management.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 009 P22-597-6 Restoration Master Plan.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 010 P22-597-GCN Mitigation Plan.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 011 P7-597-25 Restoration Landscape and Management Details.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 005 P22-597-2 Site Plan including Conveyor.pdfPlans or drawings | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| Welwyn Hatfield Acknowledgement Letter.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 15 Jan 2024 | View |
| APP 001 Covering letter.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 016 Hydrological Impact Assessment.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-06 Appraisal Photographs 100dpi.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 017 LandscapeAssessment1-07 Site Photographs.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 018a Phase 1 Survey.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 018b Badger Survey.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 018c Bat PRF Mapping.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 018d Bird Biodiversity Risk Assess.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 018e Invertebrate Biodiversity Risk Assess.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 018f Fish Reptiles Dormice Biodiversity Risk Assess.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 018g GCN eDNA Great Crested Newts Survey.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 018h Tree Climbing Survey Barn Owl and Bats.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 022 Agricultural Land Classification and Soil Resources.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 023 Arboricultural Impact Assess and Arboricultural Method Statement.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 023 Tree Constraints Plan_Plan 1.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 023 Tree Protection Plan_Plan 2.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 024 Annual Restoration and Aftercare Operations_App2.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 024 Detailed ANNUAL Aftercare Table_App1.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 024 L_FE_02 - Timber Post and Stockproof Wire Fence.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 024 L_FE_25 - Field Gate.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 024 Outline Aftercare Scheme.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 012 5-3720-16 GCN Gate Image.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| APP 013 5-3720-16 GCN Gate Diagram.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| HCC Consultation Plan.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 2 Jan 2024 | View |
| EA Screening checklist.pdfHCC validation/consultation documents | 2 Jan 2024 | View |
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