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Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

Awaiting decision Uttlesford UTT/26/2299/CC

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference UTT/26/2299/CC

Application record

Reference
UTT/26/2299/CC
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Sep 2026
Validated
3 Sep 2026
Postcode
CM6 1SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Uttlesford register

This site has had 7 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • UTT/22/2322/CC Granted

    Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

    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

    Decided 8 Sep 2022 Other
  • 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/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. 3 Sep 2026

    Received by Uttlesford

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Uttlesford took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Uttlesford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Uttlesford's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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