Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL
Proposal
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
- Received
- 14 May 2019
- Decided
- 14 May 2021 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Essex County Council
- Ward
- Stansted ED
- ReceivedReceived14 May
- ValidatedValidated29 May
- Consult.Consultation17 May
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 May
Decided in 716 days (council typically 35)
This is a full planning application at Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL. Essex has handled 82 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 82 days. It was submitted on 14 May 2019 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 38 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Stansted ED. We hold 749 applications in total for the CB11 postcode area.
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Additional Information
Source: Essex
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Associated applications
- 201914 May
Construction of a waste transfer building to house recycling operations currently permitted as part of…
This applicationApprovedFullESS/30/19/UTT - 201914 May
EIA Screening Opinion: Construction of a waste transfer building to house recycling operations currently…
ApprovedScreening Opinion Request CC/ESSRelatedESS/30/19/UTT/SO - 201820 Nov
Details pursuant to Condition 23 – Fixed lighting for planning application ref: ESS/04/16/UTT
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/04/16/UTT/23/1 - 201611 Jan
Continuation of use of land for skip hire, waste recycling, waste transfer and green waste composting…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPart ofESS/04/16/UTT
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202225 Mar
Excavation of minerals; use of land for skip hire, waste recycling, waste transfer and green waste…
ApprovedFull Planning Application ESSESS/49/22/UTT - 20217 Oct
Details pursuant to Condition 4 – Detailed construction drawings/designs for planning application ref…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/83/19/UTT/4/1 - 20217 Oct
Details pursuant to Condition 5 – Maintenance and management plan for planning application ref: ESS/83/19/UTT
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/83/19/UTT/5/1 - 20217 Oct
Details pursuant to Condition 2 – Construction Management Plan for planning application ref: ESS/83/19/UTT
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/83/19/UTT/2/1 - 20217 Oct
Details pursuant to Condition 3 – Technical specification for the surface water drainage for planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/83/19/UTT/3/1 - 20218 Sep
Details pursuant to Condition 32 – Scheme of additional landscape and visual mitigation for planning…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsESS/30/19/UTT/32/1 - 20213 Sep
Details pursuant to Condition 21 – Additional lighting for planning application ref: ESS/30/19/UTT
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/30/19/UTT/21/1 - 20212 Sep
Demolition of an existing workshop and the construction of a replacement building (in a revised location)
ApprovedFull Planning Application ESSESS/80/21/UTT - 202125 Jun
EIA Screeening Opinion: Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/68/21/UTT/SO - 202125 Jun
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/68/21/UTT - 202125 Jun
Continuation of use of land for skip hire, waste recycling, waste transfer and green waste composting…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/67/21/UTT - 202125 Jun
EIA Screening Opinion: Continuation of use of land for skip hire, waste recycling, waste transfer and green…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/67/21/UTT/SO - 20212 Jun
Details pursuant to Condition 24 – Aftercare scheme (phase 1) for planning application ref: ESS/35/18/UTT
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/35/18/UTT/24/1 - 201927 Sep
Surface water drainage and treatment scheme
ApprovedFull Planning Application ESSESS/83/19/UTT - 201823 Oct
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/35/18/UTT/SO - 20182 Oct
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/35/18/UTT - 201611 Jan
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/03/16/UTT - 20153 Nov
Continuation of use of land for skip hire, waste recycling, waste transfer and green waste composting…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/35/13/UTT/7/2 - 20153 Nov
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/34/13/UTT/11/2 - 201529 Apr
Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsESS/34/13/UTT/37/1
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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