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Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

Granted Uttlesford UTT/22/2322/CC County Council

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/17/20/UTT/9/02 - Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring results for August 2021) of Planning permission ESS/17/20/UTT. ESS/17/20/UTT was a variation to "Importation of 70,000m3 per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press" originally permitted under ESS/45/15/UTT

As published by the council, reference UTT/22/2322/CC

Application record

Reference
UTT/22/2322/CC
Type
County Council
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
19 Aug 2022
Validated
19 Aug 2022
Decided
8 Sep 2022
Ward
Takeley
Parish
Little Canfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM6 1SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Uttlesford register

This site has had 9 applications since 2020: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • UTT/26/2299/CC Granted

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    Consultation on Essex County Council Application ESS/67/26/UTT/SPO - Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion - A western extension to Highwood 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

    Decided 21 Sep 2026
  • UTT/22/2320/CC Granted

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/16/20/UTT/13/02 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring results for August 2021) of ESS/16/20/UTT. ESS/16/20/UTT extant permission for "Winning & working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop & ancillary buildings/importation & treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate & reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland" originally permitted under ESS/65/06/UTT.

    Decided 8 Sep 2022 Other
  • UTT/22/2321/CC Granted

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/16/20/UTT/13/03 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring results for March 2022) of ESS/16/20/UTT. ESS/16/20/UTT extant permission for "Winning & working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop & ancillary buildings/importation & treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate & reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland" originally permitted under ESS/65/06/UTT.

    Decided 8 Sep 2022 Other
  • UTT/22/2323/CC Granted

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/17/20/UTT/9/03 - Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring results for March 2022) of Planning permission ESS/17/20/UTT. ESS/17/20/UTT was a variation to "Importation of 70,000m3 per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press" originally permitted under ESS/45/15/UTT

    Decided 8 Sep 2022 Other
  • UTT/21/0500/CC Granted

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    Essex County Council Consulation on ESS/21/18/UTT/9/03 - Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring Feb 2021) of ESS/21/18/UTT. ESS/21/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the Importation of 70,000m3 per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press as permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/35/16/UTT without compliance with condition 6 (Control of vehicle movements) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel offsite between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday."

    Decided 8 Mar 2021 Other
  • UTT/21/0502/CC Granted

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    Consultation on ECC application ESS/20/18/UTT/13/03 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring Feb 2021) of ESS/20/18/UTT. ESS/20/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the winning and working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop and ancillary buildings, and the importation and treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate and reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland originally permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/52/13/UTT without compliance with Condition 4 (Hours of operation) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel off site between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday." ESS/20/18/UTT/13/03

    Decided 8 Mar 2021 Other
  • UTT/20/2820/CC Decided

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    Consultation on Essex County Council application ESS/20/18/UTT/13/02- Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring Oct 2020) of ESS/20/18/UTT. ESS/20/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the winning and working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop and ancillary buildings, and the importation and treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate and reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland originally permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/52/13/UTT without compliance with Condition 4 (Hours of operation) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel off site between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday."

    Decided 10 Nov 2020 Other
  • UTT/20/2818/CC Decided

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    Essex County Council Consulation their ref ESS/21/18/UTT/09/02- Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring Oct 2020) of ESS/21/18/UTT. ESS/21/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the Importation of 70,000m³ per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press as permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/35/16/UTT without compliance with condition 6 (Control of vehicle movements) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel offsite between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday."

    Decided 10 Nov 2020 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2022

    Received by Uttlesford

  2. 8 Sep 2022

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Uttlesford granted permission on 8 September 2022, 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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    Granted Other 8 docs
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