Essex, Multiple Planning Notices

Essex County Council

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)

Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Notice under Article 15

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017

Notice under Regulation 25

Essex County Council has received further information in relation to an application accompanied by an Environmental Statement which was submitted to support two planning applications made by Rivenhall Greenhouse Ltd on 14 April 2025 and published on 1 May 2025 for:

Erection of low carbon greenhouses, alterations to the existing Rivenhall hangar to support a vertical farm, associated solar renewable energy generation and supporting enabling and infrastructure works.

At Land forming part of Rivenhall airfield, Bradwell Quarry, Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree – ESS/28/25/BTE and Continuation of development permitted by ESS/12/20/BTE without compliance with conditions 2, 12, 17, 32, 33, 39, 47, 53, 60 and 62 to allow changes to: the internal haul road; contractors’ compound; water and silt management; areas of biodiversity; and restoration and aftercare schemes. ESS/12/20/BTE was planning permission for “Extraction of 6.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel (from Site A7 as identified in the Essex Minerals Local Plan 2014) including the retention of the existing access onto the A120, the processing plant (including sand and gravel washing plant), office and weighbridge, ready mix concrete plant, bagging unit, DSM plant, water and silt management systems. In addition, extension of the internal haul road into Site A7 and access for private and support vehicles to the Site A7 contractors’ compound via Woodhouse Lane and Cuthedge Lane. Restoration of Site A7 to agriculture and biodiversity (species rich grassland and wetland).”

At Bradwell Quarry, Church Road, Bradwell, Essex, CM77 8EP – ESS/31/25/BTE

The proposals may affect the setting of: Sheepcote Farmhouse Grade II Listed Building; Woodhouse Farmhouse, Woodhouse Brew/Bakehouse and Woodhouse Pump all Grade II Listed Buildings; Allshot’s Farm House and Barn both Grade II Listed Buildings; and Gosling’s Farmhouse, Cartlodge and Granary all Grade II Listed Buildings.

Kelvedon Footpaths 8, 31 and 35 and Bridleways 1 and 40; Bradwell Footpaths 53, 56 and 68 and Bridleways 24 and 70; Coggeshall Bridleway 81 and Silver End Footpath 57 may be affected by the proposals.

Members of the public may inspect a copy of the further information submitted online at https://planning.essex.gov.uk 

Consultation on this application is open until 18 April 2026.

For as long as stocks last a copy of the Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary (£50), Addendum Environmental Statement (£150) or a full copy on a memory stick (£25) are available from twenty5 planning, 20 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2JD or email gareth.wilson@twenty5.co.uk

Representations or objections in respect of this application can be made online at https://planning.essex.gov.uk ; via email to mineralsandwasteDM@essex.gov.uk; or in writing to the undersigned by 18 April 2026. Please include your name, full postal address and if possible email address. Any representations or objections received will be taken into account by the Council with the result that they may be made available to the public.

For details on how information will be used and held by ECC please see the County Planning Privacy Statement at https://www.essex.gov.uk/county-planning-privacy-notice/

Graham Thomas, Head of Planning Service, Essex County Council, County Planning, Place & Public Health, E1 County Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QH