Planning application
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Planning Application - Installation and operation of ground mounted solar array.
As published by the council, reference 25/01368/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01368/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval - Full
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Ardleigh & Little Bromley
- Parish
- Ardleigh Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO7 7RU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tendring register
This site has had 12 applications since 2020: 10 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01035/DISCON Decided
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Discharge of Conditions Application for 25/01368/FUL - Condition 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition 7 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), Condition 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), and Condition 16 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy).
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26/00450/DISCON Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Discharge of Conditions Application for 25/01368/FUL - Condition 4 (Maintenance Access), Condition 14 (Boundary Treatment/Lighting) and Condition 15 (Noise Monitoring).
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25/01397/CMTR Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Retrospective changes to the configuration of the recycling facility including, additional concrete hardstanding, concrete block bay walls and the importation and soaking of expanded clay.
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24/00778/CMTR Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Installation and use of a sand drying plant together with the erection and use of a building for sand bagging and storage operations with associated access onto the highway.
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24/00702/CMTR Decided
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Decision relating to Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion for the installation and use of a sand drying plant together with the erection and use of a building for sand bagging and storage operations with associated access onto the highway.
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22/00919/CMTR Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Proposed installation of a landfill gas fuelled electricity generating station comprising containerised spark ignition gas engines and ancillaries in a fenced compound.
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20/01254/CMTR Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Proposed continuation of use of a mineral washing plant without compliance with Condition 2 (Use and Duration of plant) of planning permission ESS/43/14/TEN ("Installation and use of a new replacement mobile mineral washing plant") to enable the continued use until 30th September 2039.
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20/01256/CMTR Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Proposed western extension to Martells Quarry for the extraction, processing, sale and distribution of silica sand and gravel, and subsequent restoration using inert materials along with the creation of a new access.
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20/01255/CMTR Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Proposed continuation of use of the land for mineral extraction and infilling without compliance with Conditions 2, 3, 4, and 5 (Duration); 6 (Approved Details); 25 and 26 (HGV Routeing Requirements) and 56 (Restoration and Aftercare) of planning permission ESS/61/19/TEN ("Continuation of use of land for mineral extraction and infilling without compliance with Condition 6 (Approved Details) of planning permission ref no: ESS/53/17/TEN.") to enable: the continuation of permitted developments until 30 September 2040; an amendment to the proposed scheme of infilling; an increase in HGV movements to 138 Monday to Friday and 70 Saturdays and an increase in the maximum daily peak to 204 HGVs (reducing to 102 on Saturdays); increased use of the private haul road to 25 HGVs per hour; and provide a Restoration and Aftercare scheme by 30 December 2037.
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20/01246/CMTR Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Proposed continuation of use of washing plant for the recycling of non-hazardous and inert wastes without compliance with Conditions 2 (Duration); 10 and 11 (Routing Restrictions/HGV Movements); and 19 (Restoration Scheme) of planning permission ESS/32/18/TEN ("the installation and use of a washing plant for the recycling of non-hazardous and inert wastes, the use of a crusher, the installation of a weighbridge office and relocation of a weighbridge together with associated access onto the highway") to extend the duration of development until 30th September 2041; increase waste imports and consequential HGV movements to 138 Monday to Friday, and 70 Saturdays and increase the maximum daily peak to 204 (reducing to 102 on Saturdays); increase use of the private haul road to 25 HGVs per hour and provide a Restoration and Aftercare scheme by 30th December 2037.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Tendring
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approval - Full
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/01035/DISCON Decided
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Discharge of Conditions Application for 25/01368/FUL - Condition 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), Condition 7 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), Condition 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), and Condition 16 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy).
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26/00450/DISCON Granted
Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RU
Discharge of Conditions Application for 25/01368/FUL - Condition 4 (Maintenance Access), Condition 14 (Boundary Treatment/Lighting) and Condition 15 (Noise Monitoring).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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Tendring granted permission on 17 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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