| Conditions or Reasons: | 1)
Planning permission shall extend to the area edged red on the attached plan no. CB/18/02366/MW-1 and, except as may be amended by the conditions below, the development shall be carried out in accordance with the following documents:
the planning application dated 22 June 2018;
the planning statement dated June 2018;
the Noise Assessment by Agility Acoustics Ltd dated June 2018;
drawing no. PSE-001 (F), Proposed Development dated February 2019;
drawing no. PSE-002B, Restoration Strategy dated February 2019
REASON: To define the area of the permission and provide for the orderly working and restoration of the site (Policy GE26, MWLP) |
2)
The development hereby permitted shall commence within 12 months of the date of this permission. The date of commencement of the development shall be notified in writing to the Local Planning Authority within 7 days of that date.
REASON: To comply with section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act and to avoid any delay in the restoration of the existing quarry (Policy GE26, MWLP). |
3)
The development of the site shall not commence until a Dust Management Scheme, based on the principles set out in section 7.2 of the Air Quality Assessment carried out by Smith Grant and dated 20 June 2018, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented for the duration of the operations.
REASON: To protect local amenity and to minimise any nuisance to nearby residents by reason of dust (Policy GE18, MWLP). |
4)
The extraction of sand from the site extension area, shall not commence until a detailed scheme for the construction of a close boarded fence in the location shown on drawing no. PSE-001 (F) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be based on the Noise Assessment by Agility Acoustics Ltd, dated June 2018, and the fence shall have a minimum surface mass density of at least 10kg per sqm and, together with the soil bund on which it stands, shall reach a height of not less than 4m above ground level.
REASON: To minimise any nuisance to nearby residents by reason of noise and to ensure that mitigation is provided at the earliest opportunity (Policy GE18, MWLP). |
5)
The extraction of sand from the site extension area, shall not commence until a scheme for groundwater protection has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include the following provisions:
No excavation to take place below 36.0m AOD or the level of the winter water table, whichever is the highest.
Levelling boards to be erected and maintained to determine the lower limit of the excavations.
Pollution prevention measures to be employed on the site, including storage arrangements for fuels, oils or chemicals.
Monitoring of groundwater levels in boreholes PT/18/001 and PT/18/002 to continue for the life of the quarry and restoration phases.
Monitoring of groundwater levels in borehole PT/18/003 to continue until it is lost to the quarry workings.
The frequency of monitoring to be at least monthly, with results provided to the Environment Agency.
An action plan to minimise the potential impact of any oil (or other chemical) spillage within the quarry, including provision for the excavation of contaminated sand and, if necessary, the introduction of oxygenating compounds to degrade any residual hydrocarbon contamination within the subsurface.
The periodic review of the action plan.
The scheme shall be implemented as approved for the duration of the operations.
REASON: To protect groundwater resources (Policy GE20, MWLP). |
6)
The extraction of sand from the site extension area, shall not commence until the current temporary route of footpath no.12 has been diverted as shown on drawing no. PSE-0001 (F), including the installation of appropriate signage, and written notification to this effect has been provided to the Planning Authority. The footpath shall be a minimum of 2m wide, with a post and wire fence on either side, and shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority throughout the period of operations.
REASON: To provide for the safety of users of the footpath (Policies GE9 & GE21, MWLP). |
7)
Prior to the commencement of sand extraction from the site extension area, written notification, with photographs, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority to confirm that the 2m high perimeter bund shown on drawing no. PSE-0001 (F) and the 2m high close boarded fence referred to in condition 4 have been constructed in accordance with the approved specification. Sand extraction shall not commence until a written response has been received from the Local Planning Authority to confirm that the bund and fence are acceptable. The fence shall be satisfactorily maintained throughout the period of operations and removed when sand extraction is complete, unless an earlier removal date is approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To minimise any nuisance to nearby residents by reason of noise (Policy GE18, MWLP). |
8)
No operations authorised or required by this permission shall be carried out except between the following times:
0700 to 1800 hours Mondays to Fridays
0700 to 1300 hours Saturdays.
No operations shall be carried out on Public Holidays or Sundays.
REASON: To minimise any nuisance to nearby residents by reason of noise, etc. (Policy GE18, MWLP). |
9)
The initial site development operations, including the removal of topsoil and the construction of the perimeter bund, shall be confined to the hours of 0800 to 1700 Monday to Friday and 0800 to 1300 Saturday, with no operations on Sundays or Bank Holidays.
REASON: In accordance with Central Bedfordshire Public Protection Policy and MWLP Policy GE18. |
10)
No plant or machinery shall be used on site unless fitted and operated with efficient noise suppression equipment.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the surrounding area. (Policy GE18, MWLP) |
11)
The monitoring of noise levels shall be carried out in accordance with the principles contained in paragraph 7.5 of the Noise Assessment by Agility Acoustics Ltd, dated June 2018, and the results submitted to the Local Planning Authority within 4 weeks of the survey.
In the event that monitored noise levels exceed the adopted noise level limits in tables 7 and 8 of the Noise Assessment, the source of the noise should be mitigated as far as practicable and the monitoring exercise repeated. Monitoring shall be carried out every 3 months at the locations described in table 2 of the report and shall continue until it is confirmed in writing by the Local Planning Authority that monitoring is no longer required or that the duration between surveys can be extended, or that the number of monitoring points can be reduced.
REASON: To minimise any nuisance to nearby residents by reason of noise (Policy GE18, MWLP). |
12)
Floodlights shall not be used on the site, including the compound area, except in accordance with a scheme that has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the surrounding area. (Policy GE18, MWLP) |
13)
Vehicular access to the site shall be gained only via the existing approved access onto Potton Road.
REASON: To minimise danger, obstruction and inconvenience to users of the highway and of the quarry (Policy GE18, MWLP). |
14)
Signs shall be erected requiring all vehicles to turn left on exiting the site.
REASON: In the interests of highway safety (Policy GE23, MWLP). |
15)
No mud shall be deposited onto the public highway and all loaded vehicles leaving the site shall be securely sheeted.
REASON: In the interests of highway safety (Policy GE23, MWLP). |
16)
No more than 250,000 tonnes of sand shall be removed from the site in any calendar year and no more than 45 loads of sand shall be removed from the site on any working day. Records shall be maintained of annual production and daily vehicle movements and shall be supplied to the Mineral Planning Authority within 7 days of such a request.
REASON: In the interests of highway safety and to protect local amenity (Policies GE18 & GE23, MWLP) |
17)
The extraction of sand from the site extension area shall not commence until CCTV has been installed which monitors the entrance to the site in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of:
The columns and cameras used,
The area covered,
The capability for remote access viewing by the Local Planning Authority.
The CCTV shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the agreed scheme.
REASON: To allow the monitoring of vehicle movements and hours of operation in the interests of highway safety and local amenity (Policies GE18 & GE23, MWLP) |
18)
No buildings, fixed plant or machinery shall be erected on the site other than in accordance with planning permission no. CB/18/01650.
REASON: To enable the Local Planning Authority to exercise control over any development within the site. |
19)
No materials shall be imported into the site for purposes of storage, disposal, processing or restoration.
REASON: To restrict development not authorised by this permission. |
20)
The existing perimeter planting on the western, southern and eastern boundaries of the site, within the application site boundary, shall be protected and maintained for the duration of the operations.
REASON: To protect and enhance local amenity (Policies GE9 & GE18, MWLP) |
21)
Within 12 months of the commencement of the development, two viewing points shall be established on the rights of way surrounding the wider site to provide views across the quarry, in accordance with details, including the provision of site information boards, that have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To enhance the interest to users of Public Rights of Way (Policy GE21, MWLP) |
22)
The removal, handling, storage and replacement of soils shall take place in accordance with the principles contained in the soil handling scheme approved on 8 October 2018 pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission no. CB/18/03560/MWS.
REASON: To protect soil resources for use in site restoration (Policies GE26 & GE27, MWLP) |
23)
The workings shall be restored in accordance with drawing no. PSE-002B. The planting of trees and shrubs shall be completed during the first full planting season following the cessation of sand extraction and shall be maintained until satisfactorily established.
REASON: To enhance the appearance of the area and provide for the eventual restoration of the site (Policy GE10 & GE26. MWLP) |
24)
The proposed new footpath across the restored quarry floor (shown on drawing number PSE-002B) shall be laid out within 12 months of the cessation of sand extraction on the site, in accordance with a scheme detailing the precise route and construction details, that has first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To enhance the Public Rights of Way network in a safe and acceptable manner (Policy GE21, MWLP) |
25)
Aftercare and management of the restored land shall be carried out in accordance with the principles contained in the restoration and aftercare scheme for the main site, approved pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission CB/15/02211/MW. Aftercare for the area already restored on the main site shall be implemented within 12 months of the date of this consent, through the submission of an aftercare report and the holding of an aftercare meeting, and the programme shall thereafter continue on an annual basis until five years after the completion of restoration in the area covered by this consent.
REASON: To provide for the satisfactory restoration and aftercare of the site (Policy GE26 & GE27) |
26)
The mineral extraction hereby permitted shall cease on, or before the 25 September 2024 and the restoration of the site (excluding the aftercare requirements), including the removal of all plant, buildings and foundations shall be completed on, or before the 25 September 2025.
REASON: To prevent the accumulation of unworked permitted reserves and to provide for the early and satisfactory restoration of the site (Policy GE26, MWLP) |
27)
An Annual Environmental Report (AER) shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority by 31 March each year for the previous period from 1 January to 31 December. The report shall contain the following information:
a statement of operations over the past year, to include progress on soil and overburden removal, mineral extraction in terms of tonnage of sales, tonnage of mineral reserves, restoration and a summary of monitoring results for noise, dust and the water environment;
identification of any problem(s) caused by operations over the past year and any action(s) taken to address these;
a statement of planned operations over the forthcoming year;
identification of any potential problem(s) which may emerge as a result of planned operations over the forthcoming year and possible remedial action(s); and
the results of detailed soil surveys / audits from each period of soil stripping to determine the thickness of topsoil and subsoil, the boundary between different soil types and any consequent revisions to the volumes of temporary and long-term bunds and restoration depths.
REASON: To facilitate monitoring and to assist the Local Planning Authority in the forward planning of mineral resources. |
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