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Production permit granted for Horse Hill
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Banks ends coal mining as it deepens diversification drive
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Aggregate Industries consolidates with SRM brand
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Cement and lime sectors miss out on carbon pricing compensation
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Strong headwinds set for construction, says CPA
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Lagan and Whitemountain rebrand as Breedon Ireland
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Organisational changes for IQ and NSC
LATEST MINERAL APPLICATIONS
Retrospective approval for mineral working for agricultural use
Oxfordshire County council has approved partly retrospective application for development at a limestone quarry in chipping Norton, together with processing...
Extension approved at soft sand and silica sand quarry
Hampshire County Council has resolved to grant permission for an extension to Frith End quarry for the extraction of 100,000 tonnes of soft sand and has...
Extension to quarry lifespan granted
Essex County Council has approved a proposal to continue extraction of sand and gravel at Widdington Pit, near Saffron Walden and restoration to agriculture...
Concern raised over landscape impact of proposed quarry
The Garioch area committee of Aberdeenshire Council has raised concerns about the landscape impact of a proposed new quarry at Newmachar, 9.5 kilometres...
Dust management measures at chalk quarry reviewed
Lincolnshire County Council has refused to allow the variation of conditions at South Thoresby quarry that would have revised the dust management scheme...
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Enva secures Scottish residual waste deal
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Scottish EfW review calls for incineration planning ban
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Wastewise wins municipal organics contract
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Veolia gears up with renewable powered waste fleet
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Viridor partners with charity to advance reuse sector
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CIWM unveils metal recycling competency scheme
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Council seeks permit for household waste site
LATEST WASTE APPLICATIONS
Plastic recycling facility approved at former colliery site
Nottinghamshire County Council has approved an application to change the use of a truck dismantling depot on industrial land near Nottingham to a plastics...
Taller stack at Corby EfW plant approved
North Northamptonshire Council has approved applications to increase the stack height at a renewable fuel and recycling facility in Corby after new interest...
Storage containers not compatible with waste use
A retrospective application to install 12 shipping containers on the rear yard of a skip waste recycling facility has been withdrawn after East Sussex...
Extension granted for skip waste recycling at sand pit
Essex County Council has approved a proposal to continue extraction of sand and gravel at Widdington Pit, near Saffron Walden and restoration to agriculture...
IBA storage permitted above culvert at recycling centre
Derbyshire County Council has approved a proposal to allow storage of material above a culvert at Johnsons Recycling Centre, Ilkeston.
Latest Mineral Knowledge Bank
5 mineral consultations to look out for in May
A consultation on environmental targets and a county councils local plan policy options, along with a call for candidate sites for a local development plan, are included in this month's round up of mineral planning polices
Did EIA reform die with the Planning Bill?
What an apparent decision by the housing secretary Michael Gove to scrap the government's proposed Planning Bill could mean for reforms to the EU-derived environmental assessment regimes
Latest Waste Knowledge Bank
6 waste consultations to look out for in May
Environmental targets, packaging waste reforms, policy options for a county council's local plan, and the impacts of air quality proposals for anaerobic digestion facilities are all the subject of consultations being run this month
12 waste consultations you need to know about this April
Nottinghamshire's draft local waste plan and reforms of the waste carrier registrations in England are among consultations with implications for waste planning his month