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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Blackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
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Blackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
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Planning Application for the extension of Blackford Hill Quarry. Details to satisfy Condition 20: ‘Before the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a dust control and mitigation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. The dust control and mitigation scheme shall consider: - minimising drop heights when returning waste stone to the site; - impact of wind direction on the risk of dust escaping the site boundaries towards residential properties; - frequency of visual assessments for dust, recording of the assessments and required actions; - complaint handling procedures including measures for review of the scheme in response to those complaints. The approved scheme shall be fully implemented from the time the development hereby permitted is first brought into use and shall be maintained in full for the duration of the development hereby permitted.’
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICE_SCC-3777-2020-COND20.pdfDECISION NOTICES | 31 Aug 2021 | View |
| OFFICER REPORT_SCC-3777-2020-COND20.pdfReport | 31 Aug 2021 | View |
| Blackford Quarry Dust Control & Mitigation Scheme v1..pdfSUPPORTING REPORTS & DOCUMENTS | 20 Jul 2021 | View |
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