Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SL
Proposal
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration through the importation of inert waste without compliance with conditions 2 (compliance with submitted details), 4 (restoration by 30 September 2023) and 25 (aftercare for agricultural use) attached to planning permission ref ESS/34/13/UTT to allow a change of afteruse from agriculture to woodland
- Received
- 25 June 2014
- Decided
- 7 July 2014 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Essex County Council
- ReceivedReceived25 Jun
- ValidatedValidated2 Jul
- Consult.Consultation25 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided7 Jul
Decided in 5 days (council typically 35)
This is an outline application at Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, Saffron Walden, CB11 3SL. Essex has handled 44 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 35 days. This one was decided in 12 days, 3 weeks quicker than Essex's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 749 applications in total for the CB11 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Essex
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Associated applications
- 201611 Jan
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/03/16/UTT - 201425 Jun
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration through the importation of inert waste without compliance…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/30/14/UTT - 201425 Jun
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration through the importation of inert waste without compliance…
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/30/14/UTT/SO - 20136 Jun
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
ApprovedFull Planning Application ESSPart ofESS/34/13/UTT - 20136 Jun
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
ApprovedScreening Opinion Request CC/ESSFiled alongsideESS/34/13/UTT/SO - 20136 Jun
Continuation of use of land for skip hire, waste recycling, waste transfer and green waste composting…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideESS/35/13/UTT - 20136 Jun
Continuation of use of land for skip hire, waste recycling, waste transfer and green waste composting…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideESS/35/13/UTT/SO
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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