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Site management plan agreed for out of hours operations at sandstone quarry
Caerphilly County Borough Council has agreed details to discharge a condition requiring a site management plan for out of hours operations at a sandstone...
Scottish council considers monitoring update on mineral sites
East Ayrshire Council has heard a report on compliance monitoring of mineral sites for the first quarter of 2020.
Extended hours for quarry plant approved
An application to continue extended operating hours of a dry silo mortar (DSM) plant at Bradwell quarry, near Braintree after a trial period has been approved...
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More time granted for legal agreement for quarry extension
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Nature conservation led restoration scheme approved for former quarry site
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Revised restoration scheme approved for East Midlands quarry
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Amended restoration and additional waste importation allowed at Oxfordshire quarry
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Restrictions on HGV movements not supported at appeal
Building stone
Weighbridge and office approved at AONB quarry
An application to continue stone extraction at a quarry in an Oxfordshire area of outstanding natural beauty without complying with conditions has been...
Bath Stone mine access recommended for approval
Wiltshire County Council's consideration of an application for a new inclined mine entrance at a site near Corsham has been postponed after the planning...
Reopening of historic building stone quarry refused over contamination fears
A proposal to extract 29,000 tonnes of Blue Lias limestone from a historical quarry near Taunton has been refused by Somerset County Council owing to an...
Energy minerals
Standby generator plant approved on rural industrial estate
Bath and North East Somerset Council has approved a proposal for a standby gas generator plant on an industrial estate in Midsomer Norton, a village to...
Coal Authority seeks amendments to minewater treatment scheme
The Coal Authority has proposed changes to the route of an underground pipeline associated with a minewater treatment scheme in the North Pennines area...
Gloucestershire County Council adopts Minerals Local Plan
Gloucestershire county council adopted its mineral local plan (MLP) on 20 March 2020. The plan runs from 2018 to 2032 and replaces the previously adopted...
Industrial minerals
Development area of Woodsmith mine reduced
North York Moors national park authority has allowed a non-material amendment to allow the relocation of a boundary fence and realignment of a footpath...
Silica sand extension approved
A proposal to extract one million tonnes of silica sand from an extension to Kingsley quarry, on the northern edge of the South Downs National Park has...
IQ rolls out Covid-19 contingency plan
The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has outlined its contingency plans including support for members as the Coronavirus crisis continues.
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Recycling facility emergency response plan approved but drainage not agreed
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Extension to water treatment works approved
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Landfill leachate treatment plant to be retained for 10 years
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Contamination issue at recycling site not resolved
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Amendments agreed for Hertfordshire energy-from-waste plant
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ELV use accepted on general industrial site