Land at Sheepcotes Farm, Sheepcotes Lane, Little Waltham, CM3 3LU
Proposal
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
- Received
- 9 September 2026
- Council
- Essex County Council
- ReceivedSubmitted9 Sep
- ValidatedValidated9 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for an extension at Land at Sheepcotes Farm, Sheepcotes Lane, Little Waltham, CM3 3LU. Essex has handled 5 applications of this type, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 9 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,930 applications in total for the CM3 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Essex
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 Oct
EIA Screening Opinion: Western extension to Sheepcotes Quarry for the extraction, processing, sale and…
EIA requiredScreening Opinion Request CC/ESSESS/72/26/CHL/SO - 20266 Jul
Continuation of development without compliance with conditions 3 and 4 (cessation dates) of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/52/26/CHL - 202620 Jan
Noise monitoring pursuant to condition 19 of planning permission ref: ESS/01/18/CHL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsESS/01/18/CHL/19/5
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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