Casework

Extension approved to green belt quarry

23 November 2020, by Ruth Amundson

Hertfordshire County Council has approved a proposal to extract 3.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel over 10 years at Hatfield quarry.

Timescale of sand quarry extended to repair flood damage

23 November 2020, by Ruth Amundson

After a debate focusing on flood risk, Hampshire County Council has approved an application to continue sand extraction at Frith End quarry, near Guildford,...

Extension approved to north-west quarry despite ample landbank

23 November 2020, by Ruth Amundson

Three linked applications seeking permission to extend Ellel Crag gritstone and shale quarry, near Lancaster, to retain an inert waste recycling and transfer...

Building stone quarry extension approved in Yorkshire

27 October 2020, by Ruth Amundson

An extension to Gatherley Moor quarry in North Yorkshire has been approved, enabling the extraction of 50,000 tonnes of block sandstone over a 20-year...

Extension to south-west building stone quarry approved

29 September 2020

A proposal for a 2.9-hectare extension to a building stone quarry, near Taunton, has been approved by Somerset County Council.

New conditions determined for old ironstone quarry

4 August 2020, by Ruth Amundson

New updated conditions have been determined by Lincolnshire County Council for an old mineral site where ironstone extraction was approved in 1961 by the...

Banks rules out challenge to Highthorn mine rejection

2 November 2020, by Maxine Perella

Banks Mining has confirmed it will not be seeking to challenge the government's rejection of its Highthorn surface coal mine planning application.

New fossil-fuelled power station approved to meet energy needs

27 October 2020, by Ruth Amundson

A new gas-fired power station capable of generating up to 299 megawatts of electricity has won development consent from the secretary of state, who decided...

Planning reforms and a flurry of coal decisions hit the headlines

15 October 2020, by Ruth Amundson

Galantas mine set for rise in gold concentrate output

16 November 2020, by Maxine Perella

Galantas has announced an increase in gold concentrate processing at its Omagh gold mine in Northern Ireland.

Extension approved at gypsum mine

10 November 2020, by Ruth Amundson

An application to extend Fauld mine near Burton-on-Trent to extract three million tonnes of gypsum and anhydrite has been approved by Staffordshire County...

Plans to open a new metallurgical coal mine in Cumbria supported

10 November 2020, by Ruth Amundson

Cumbria County Council has approved amendments to West Cumbria Mining's plans to develop a coal mine comprising two underground drifts and associated surface...