Comment

Representation ID: 99163

Received: 09/11/2022

Respondent: Essex County Council

The requirement for a borrow pit to be capable of being accessed from the construction project site either directly or via a short length of suitable highway is considered to be unduly restrictive and may unduly fetter the development management process. Further, rather than stipulating that the borrow pit must be worked and restored by the completion of the related construction project, it may be more appropriate to request that the site is restored by completion of the related construction project or as soon as practicable after, in order to potentially increase the scope for beneficial after-uses to be delivered as part of the restoration of the borrow pit. The remaining provisions are supported.