Minute
number /14 - Schedule of Conditions
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(i) Principles
The ROMP Site
1)
For the purpose of the determination of the Review of Old Mineral
Permission (ROMP), the term ‘the ROMP site’ shall apply
to the whole of the ROMP determination Area as shown outlined in red on Drawing No: 08080-11-08
(Topographic Survey March 2010).
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Reason: To clarify the extent of the
site to which these conditions apply.
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The Site
& Scope of Conditions
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2)
For the purpose of applying the conditions attached to this
determination the term ‘the site’ shall mean all the
land within the areas shown outlined in red and all other areas
associated with the development shown outlined in blue on the
submitted Drawing No: 08080-11-08 (Topographic Survey March
2010). From the date these conditions
come into effect they shall replace all the conditions in planning
permission 1986/9/20 dated 12 September 1952.
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Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and
in the interests of planning.
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NB: for the avoidance of doubt the
term ‘coming into effect’ where it is referred to in
the conditions shall mean within six months of the date of the
determination.
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Approved Details:
3) The
development shall be carried out only inaccordance with this permission, the
application, Environmental Statement, plans and amended plans and
information, including:
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The planning application reference: HPK1197168 with
accompanying ROMP Review Proposed Quarry Development Environmental
Statement dated July 2012; ROMP Review Proposed Quarry
Development:
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Appendices to Environmental Statement dated July
2012
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ROMP Review Proposed Quarry Development Supporting
Statement dated July 2012, Supplementary Report relating to
Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, dated July 2012
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Annex 1 (Mineral Questionnaire)
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08080-11-08 (Topographic Survey March
2010)
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Phasing plans: drawing number ‘s 08080-11-01
(Working Phase 1),
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08080-11-02, (Working Phase 2)
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08080-11-03 (Working Phase 3)
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08080-11-04 (Working Phase 4)
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08080-11-05,(Working Phase 5)
0808-11-06b (Working Phase 6)
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Restoration plans: Figure L10 Revision A & Figure L11 Revision A
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Letter from Marchington
Stone dated 12th May 2014
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Parking Area Plan Ref:08080-11-0 dated March
2011
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Proposed Entrance Plan Ref:08080-11-08
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Reason: To ensure that development is
carried out in accordance with this permission and the approved
documents and drawings.
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Decision
Notice
4)
From the date of their coming into effect, a copy of these
conditions, including all documents and plans referred to in them,
and any further submissions to, and approvals by the Mineral
Planning Authority under these conditions, shall be available for
inspection at the site office during working hours, and the terms
and conditions of the permission shall be made known to any
person(s) given responsibility for the management and control of
operations and site operatives
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Reason: To ensure that
the site operators are aware of the requirements of these
conditions throughout the period of the development.
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(ii)
Timescales
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Commencement
5)
The date of commencement of the development for which these
conditions are determined shall be the date upon which these
conditions come into effect. (See Note (i) to applicants).
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Reason: In conformity with Section 91
of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)
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Duration
6) The winning and working of
minerals and the deposit of mineral waste shall be completed no
later than 22nd February 2042. Restoration of the site
shall be completed no later than 12 months after the cessation of
mineral extraction or 22nd February 2043 whichever is
the sooner. For a period of 5 years from the date of completion of
restoration, the site shall be managed in accordance with the
approved aftercare scheme.
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Reason: To comply with
Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 that
requires all planning permissions for mineral working to be subject
to a time limit condition.
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Notification of Site Activities
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7)
In the event that no operations are carried out on the site for any
period(s) in excess of 3 months the site operators shall notify the
Mineral Planning Authority no less than 7 days prior to the
resumption of working on the site or should that not be practicable
as soon as may be practicable prior to or following
re-commencement.
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Reason:
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For
the Mineral Planning Authority to be aware of
period of site activity for the purposes of site monitoring and
responding to any inquiry from the general public.
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Phasing
8) The working of the upper top 2 benches of the
quarry at the 302 m and 295 m contour levels as identified on
Drawing Number 08080-11-01 (Working Phase 1, August 2011) shall be
completed within 5 years of the date of these conditions coming
into effect. Subsequent phasing shall
be carried out progressively in accordance with the phasing plans
as detailed in condition 3.
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Reason: To control the duration of
development and enable early restoration of the upper benches of
the site.
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Hours of Operation
9) a)
Except in the circumstances set out at b) below, no operations
authorised or required by this permission, including vehicle
movements onto and from the site, or within the site shall be
carried out on the site except between the following
times:
0700 hours
and 1900 hours Mondays to Fridays;
0700 hours
and 1300 hours Saturdays.
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No
operations shall be carried out at any other time (s) or on
Sundays, Bank Holidays, or other Public Holidays.
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b) The
circumstances referred to at a) above are as follows:
i. cases of
emergencies and safe working practices affecting public safety or
site personnel when the hours set out at a) above shall not
apply.
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ii.
emergency repairs to plant and machinery which may be carried out
outside the hours set out at a) above, provided no machinery or
plant is run or operated
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Reason: To control the hours of
operation in the interests of local amenity.
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(iii)
Ancillary Development
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Removal of
Ancillary Development & Site Clearance
10) All
fixed and mobile plant, buildings, structures, machinery and
foundations associated with the approved development shall be
removed from the site within six months of the completion of the
approved mineral development.
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Reason: To enable site
restructure and in the interest of local amenity.
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Appearance of Buildings
11) All
external surfaces of ancillary buildings and other structures on
the site shall be coloured BS4800:201108B29 Van Dyke Brown and
shall be maintained throughout the duration of the approved use,
including undertaking any necessary repainting/cladding
renewal.
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Reason: To reduce the visual impact of
the buildings on site.
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Restriction of Permitted Development
Rights
12)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 and
Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted
Development) Order 1995, or any amending or replacement Order, no
fixed plant, installations or machinery, buildings or structures,
or buildings or structures in the nature of plant or
machinery, shall be placed or erected
on the site except as authorised or required by this permission, or
unless separate planning permission is granted by the Mineral
Planning Authority for such development pursuant to Part III of the
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or any amendment, replacement or
re-enactment thereof.
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Reason: To enable the Mineral Planning
Authority to consider whether any such proposed further development
in the site might have an unacceptable impact on amenity and the
environment.
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Mobile Plant
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13) All excavation and other mobile plant when not in
use (for the purposes of quarrying) shall be parked or stored on
the quarry floor as far as is practicable within a screened
location/s.
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Reason: In order to minimise the
impacts of the development on the landscape, environment and
amenities of the area.
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(iv) Access & Traffic
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Approved Site Access & Egress
14) The
sole vehicular access for the development hereby permitted shall be
via the existing access as detailed on Drawing No: 08080-11-08 (Topographic Survey) March
2010. No other access shall be used by traffic entering or
leaving the site.
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Reason: To control access to the site
in the interests of local amenity, highway safety and the
environment.
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Access Design
15) The exit visibility splay of 6m x 15m to the
nearside carriageway channel in each direction shall be maintained
clear of all other obstructions in excess of 1.0m in height (600mm
in the case of vegetation) from the existing site access to the
A57.
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Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
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HGV Movements
16)The total number of lorry movements per day shall
not exceed 100 movements (50 into the site, 50 out of the site) on
Monday to Friday and 52 movements (26 into, 26 out of the site) on
Saturdays. No lorry movements shall take place on Sundays or Bank
or Public Holidays.
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Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to minimise
the impacts of the development on the amenities and environment of
the locality.
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Traffic Generation Returns
17) A
written record shall be maintained of all movements out of the site
by heavy goods vehicles (more than 7.5 tonnes gross weight) for the
purposes of removing processed stone from the site and shall be
made available for inspection by the Mineral
Planning Authority on demand at any time.
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Reason: To enable the Mineral Planning Authority to monitor
the output and generation
of road traffic from the site in the best
interest of the local environment and highway
safety
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Highway Cleanliness
18)
The surfaced access road from the point of access from Woodcock
Road (A57) to the point of entry into the quarry (as shown on
Drawing No: 08080-1- 08 ‘Topographic Survey’) shall be
maintained in a good state of repair at all times throughout the
duration of this permission including the infilling of pot holes
and shall be kept clean of mud, other dirt, slurry and stones at
all times. Measures shall be implemented as necessary to ensure
that the public highway is kept free of mud, stone, contaminants
and surface water runoff from the site at all times.
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Reason: To protect the interests of
local amenity, highway safety and the environment.
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Site Parking and Manoeuvring
19) Within
six months from the date of these conditions coming into effect
adequate parking, loading/unloading, turning and manoeuvring areas
for vehicles shall be provided on the quarry floor in accordance
with the submitted plan ref: 08080-11-0 dated March 2011. The area
shall be suitably surfaced and maintained.
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Reason: To prevent contamination on
the public highway and to prevent parking on the public highway in
the vicinity of the site access in the interests of highway safety
and local amenity.
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Western Access Track
20) No
access shall be taken into the ROMP site for the purpose of
quarrying along the western boundary access track as shown on
Drawing No: 08080-1- 08 (Topographic Survey)
March 2010 other
than is necessary for the working and restoration of the top 2
benches of the quarry or as may be necessary from time to time for
reasons of stability or health and safety concerns
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Reason: To enable use of the western
access track for the purpose of access to the top 2 quarry benches for reasons of health and
safety and stability of the land and to prevent the continued use
of the western track (which falls outside the ROMP boundary)
thereafter in association with the quarrying operation
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(v) Working Method
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Scheme of Operations
21) The
scheme shall be carried out in compliance with the submitted phased
working Drawings: Nos: 08080-11-01
(Working Phase 1), 08080-11-02, (Working Phase 2) 08080-11-03,
(Working Phase 3) 08080-11-04, 08080-11-05, 0808-11-06b, and restoration plans Figure L10 Revision A & Figure L11
Revision A and subject to the provisions of other conditions in
this determination.
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Reason: To ensure the development is
carried out to an approved appropriate standard and in the
interests of clarification as to what comprises the approved
scheme.
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Spatial limit of extraction
22) No
mineral extraction shall be carried out outside the limit of
extraction as outlined in red and identified on Drawing No:
08080-11-08 (Topographic Survey), March 2010.
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Reason: For the avoidance of doubt,
and to ensure that the development is carried out in a satisfactory
manner in the interests of amenities in the area.
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Slope Stability
23) a)
Excavation in the vicinity of existing faces shall be undertaken in
accordance with the details provided within the Geotechnical
Stability Assessment report (prepared by Silkstone Environmental
Ltd, March 2012, Rev 2), ‘Conclusions and
Recommendations’ including maintaining:
i) a minimum
5m standoff shall be maintained between any operational plant and
equipment and the edge of excavation.
ii) rock
trap arrangements
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5metre wide benching between subvertical faces (approximately 70 degrees from
horizontal) 15 metre high.
b) A
Geotechnical Inspection of the quarry slopes shall be undertaken at
intervals no longer than 2 years by a competent Engineering
Geologist or Geotechnical Engineer and the results of each
inspection including an assessment of the stability of the quarry
faces and remedial or mitigation measures for the purposes of the
slope stability shall be submitted to the Mineral Planning Authority on their
request.
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c) in the
event of quarry face failure and/or slippage as soon as practicable
after the event, the Mineral Planning
Authority shall be notified and all operations shall cease
within the affected area and a geotechnical survey shall be carried
out by a geotechnical engineer/Engineer Geologist and submitted to
the Mineral Planning Authority with proposals for remedial action
before quarrying proceeds within the area affected by
instability.
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Reason: To minimise the risk of slope
instability and to ensure the safety and stability of the quarry
environment.
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Notifications
24) A
review of the progress of quarrying during the preceding 5 years
together with the continued quarry and restoration proposals for
the forthcoming 5 years shall be submitted to the Mineral Planning
Authority. The first date of the first programme review will be
submitted 5 years from the date of the determination of the
planning permission.
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Reason: To ensure that the Mineral
Planning Authority is made aware of the status of development so
that it is worked and restored in a progressive manner in
accordance with the timescales set out in the approved documents in
the interests of the amenities of the area.
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Phasing of Working
25) Within
Phase 1 of the operations, the tree and vegetated area at the north
east corner of the site (at 394500N 405450E) shall be worked in
such a manner as to provide for the retention of the vegetation and
trees on the outer eastward facing slopes of the hillside for the
longest possible period on each level of excavation as far as is
safe and practicable.
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Reason: To ensure that the site is
screened from views from the east and south east and that the trees
on the outer eastern facing flank are retained for as long as
operationally possible prior to removal to ensure that the
operations are screened for as long as practicable.
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Mineral Type
26) No
mineral shall be worked from the site other than gritstone.
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Reason:
To restrict mineral extraction to the minerals
applied for.
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(vi) Output
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Annual Returns: Stone Sales
27)
The operators shall, no later than 31 January of each year, submit
to the Mineral Planning Authority, on a confidential basis, annual
returns specifying monthly production records of the following
quantities of stone extracted and exported from the site during the
preceding year:
a)
Any finished dimensional stone products.
b)
Any Blockstone.
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Any slab and miscellaneous stone products.
d)
Any Aggregate
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Reason: In order that the Mineral
Planning Authority can monitor the output of mineral at the
site
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Rate of Exportation of Stone
28) The total annual sales output of mineral from the
site shall not exceed 200,000 tonnes in any calendar
year.
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Reason: To
enable the Mineral Planning Authority proper control over the
output of mineral from the site in the best interests of the local
environment and highway safety.
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(vii) Drainage, Water Protection & Pollution
Control
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Surface Water
29) All
surface water runoff from the site shall be channelled to the
settlement ponds as shown on Drawing No: 08080-11-08 (Topographic
Survey) except as otherwise required by the provisions of condition
30.
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Reason: In the interests of the water
environment, pollution control and flood prevention.
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Drainage of Access
30) There
shall be no surface water drainage from the site onto the public
highway. The drainage works on the
access road which have already been undertaken and
include: the
digging out of a ditch at an acute angle from the road, above each
tarmac lay-by on the access road shall be
maintained throughout the duration of the approved development. The
measures shall be maintained throughout the duration of the
approved development and monitored throughout the approved use of
the site. In the event that they fail to intercept and control the
surface water further measures as considered appropriate shall be
agreed with the Mineral Planning Authority
and implemented.
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Reason: In the interests of highway
safety and to prevent water getting on the highway.
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Contaminated Drainage
31)
There shall be no discharge of foul or contaminated drainage from
the site into the ground, ground water or any surface waters,
whether direct or via soakaways. All
necessary measures shall be taken to prevent effluents, oil, fuel
or lubricant being discharged to any watercourse, ground water
system, underground strata or aquifer.
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Reason: In the interests of the water
environment, pollution control and flood prevention
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Maximum Depth of Working
32) The
maximum depth of working shall be restricted to 232m AOD and no
working shall take place below the water table.
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Reason: To prevent pollution of any
watercourse, groundwater, aquifer or reservoir to protect the
quality of the water environment and human and other receptors and
nature conservation interests from harm and pollution by
contaminants. To protect the water environment.
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Pollution Control
33) All
necessary measures shall be taken and maintained throughout the
period of the
approved
development to prevent effluents, oil, fuel or other potential
pollutants being discharged to any soil, ground, watercourse,
groundwater system or underground strata and to prevent the
mobility and spread of contaminants.
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Reason: To prevent pollution of any
watercourse, groundwater, aquifer or reservoir to protect the
quality of the water environment and human and other receptors and
nature conservation interests from harm and pollution by
contaminants.
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Storage Facilities
34) All
facilities for the storage of oils, fuels or chemicals shall be
sited on impervious bases and surrounded by impervious bund walls.
The volume of each bunded compound
shall be at least equivalent to the capacity of the tank and
associated pipework plus 10%. If there is multiple tankage within a
bund, the compound shall be at least equivalent to the capacity of
the largest tank, vessel or the combined capacity of interconnected
tanks or vessels and associated pipework plus 10%. All filling and
emptying points, associated valves, vents, tank overflow outlets,
pipework, gauges and sight glasses shall be located within the bund
or have separate secondary containment. Associated pipework shall
be located above ground and protected from accidental damage. All
filling points and tank/vessels overflow pipe outlets shall be
detailed to discharge downwards into the bund. There shall be no
drain through any bund floor or walls. The drainage system of each
bund shall be sealed with no discharge to any watercourse, land or
underground strata.
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Reason: To prevent pollution of any
watercourse, groundwater, aquifer or reservoir to protect the
quality of the water environment and human and other receptors and
nature conservation interests from harm and pollution by
contaminants.
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Plant and Machinery Oil and Fuel Leaks
35) All
mobile plant and machinery and any static machinery used on the
site outside of containment bunds shall be regularly checked for
leaks of fuel or lubricants and if found leaking shall be repaired
prior to further use to prevent spillage and seepage into the
ground.
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Reason: To prevent pollution of any
watercourse, groundwater, aquifer or reservoir to protect the
quality of the water environment and human and other receptors and
nature conservation interests from harm and pollution by
contaminants.
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Foul Drainage
36) In the
event that there is intent to dispose of foul drainage from the
site, a scheme to dispose of foul drainage shall be submitted to
and approved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. The
scheme shall be implemented as approved.
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Reason: In the interests of the water
environment, pollution control and flood prevention.
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(viii) Control of Waste
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Quarry Waste
37)
No waste materials derived from within the site
shall be removed from the site. Any overburden/interburden mineral or other waste materials
derived from the site during the carrying out of the approved
development shall be immediately backfilled where practicable or
placed on remnant benches or the quarry floor in accordance with
the approved restoration.
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Reason:To ensure the
recycling of waste materials from the development and the
compatibility of site restoration.
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Inspection
& Maintenance of Settlement Ponds
38)
Inspection of the ponds shall be undertaken at least once every 12
months throughout the duration of the development. Additional inspections of the ponds shall be
undertaken during prolonged periods of excessive rainfall.
Maintenance and desilting of the ponds
shall be undertaken where necessary.
All materials recovered from the settlement ponds such as clay/silt and gritstone shall be placed in the
excavations.
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Reason: To protect the
water environment.
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E (ix)
Environmental Dust, Smoke and Fumes
Management: Control and Mitigation
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Dust
Control
39)
All operations for the winning and working of materials,
restoration works and ancillary operations and development, shall
be carried out in a manner to minimise the generation of
dust.
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Reason: To control dust
resulting from the site operations in the interests of local and
residential amenity, and the local environment.
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Dust Management
40) Dust
management shall be carried out in accordance with the mitigation
measures set out in the Environmental Statement Air Quality
Statement and in accordance with the guidance contained in the
National Planning Policy Framework Technical Guidance (paragraph
23), or any subsequent revision or replacement thereof.
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Reason: To minimise and control the
generation of dust to protect local residential amenity and the
environment.
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Burning (Smoke and Fumes)
41) There
shall be no burning of rubbish or wastes or other fires on the
site.
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Reason: To protect local residents and
the environment from smoke and fumes.
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Blasting
42) Only
‘low explosives’ in small quantities shall be used on
the site in the form of black powder and/or pyro- breaker capsules
(expansive rock splitting gas) or other available non-explosive
deflagrating agent. Whenever practicable stone shall be loosened
and blocks removed and split within the excavations by mechanical
means
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Reason: To minimise the impacts of the
development on the landscape and environment of the area.
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(x) Environmental Noise Management:
Control and Mitigation
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Operation of Mobile Plant and
Machinery
43) All
plant and machinery shall operate only during the permitted hours
and shall be silenced at all times in accordance with the
manufacturers’ recommendations.
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Reason: To control the impact of noise
generated by the development and to provide for the monitoring of
this impact in the interests of local and residential
amenity.
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Noise Suppression Measures
44)
Efficient silencers shall be fitted to, used and maintained in
accordance with manufacturers’ instructions, on all vehicles,
plant and machinery used on the site. Save for the purposes of
maintenance, no machinery shall be operated with the covers open or
removed.
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Reason: To control the impact of noise
generated by the development in the interests of local
amenity.
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Reversing Alarms
45) The
reversing alarms on all vehicles on the site and visiting the site
shall not emit a noise that would have an adverse impact on local
amenity. Reversing warning devices shall be either non-audible,
ambient-related or low-tone devices.
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Reason: To control the impact of noise
generated by the development and to provide for the monitoring of
this impact in the interests of local amenity.
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Noise Limits
46)
The noise level attributable to normal site
operations measured at any noise sensitive property shall not
exceed 55 dB LAeq
(1 hour) (freefield).
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Reason: To control the impact of noise
generated by the development in the interests of local
amenity.
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47) The
noise level attributable to operations on the periphery of the site
or at high levels, or in unscreened locations such as soil
stripping, the formation, removal or alteration of spoil tips,
baffle mounds, screening and storage embankments at the site,
measured at any noise sensitive property shall not exceed 70 dB
LAeq (1 hour) (freefield) at the surrounding properties for
temporary operations not exceeding 8 weeks in any year.
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Reason: To ensure the satisfactory
development of the site in the interest of conserving the amenity
of the area and local residents in particular.
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(xi) Control of Site Lighting
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Control of Artificial Lighting
48) No
artificial lighting equipment shall be installed within the site
other than that which has been designed and directed to illuminate
only what is necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the
quarry and associated works and no lights shall be so positioned or
directed as to illuminate land outside the site boundary, or so as
to cause disturbance to, or at occupied residential
properties.
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Reason: To prevent any incident of
light pollution.
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(xii) Protection of Archaeological
Interests
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Archaeological Recording
49)
No development shall take place within the two
undisturbed peripheral zones along the eastern and south-western
edges of the site until a programme of archaeological work
in accordance
with a Written Scheme of Investigation for
detailed monitoring of the soil stripping operation within these
areas of the site, and the excavation and recording of any
archaeological remains that are revealed, has been submitted to and
approved by the Mineral Planning Authority in writing.
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Reason: To enable sites of
archaeological interest to be adequately investigated and
recorded.
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(xiii) Protection of Ecological Interests
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Breeding Birds
50) No
soil stripping, vegetation clearance or tree removal shall be
undertaken during the bird nesting season (March-August inclusive)
unless that work is considered justifiably unavoidable as may be
agreed by a representative of the Mineral Planning
Authority. The operator shall commission a
suitably qualified ecologist to survey each proposed working area
for active bird nests prior to any disturbance to trees, other
vegetation, ground or spoil mound within that area. Any active
birds nests found by the survey and trees and shrubs
that contain nesting birds or their active nests shall be
left undisturbed until vacated.
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Reason: To ensure that the development
does not disturb breeding birds, or, if this is likely to happen,
that appropriate mitigation measures are in place in the interests
of nature conservation.
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Provision of Bird Boxes
51) Within
three months of the date of these conditions coming into effect the
details of 15 nest boxes and their design and location shall be
submitted to the Mineral Planning Authority for approval. Once
approved the nest boxes shall be erected in the retained woodland.
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Reason: To mitigate against the
potential loss of nesting sites.
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Bats
Mitigation & Conservation
52)
Within six months of the date of these conditions
coming into effect a Bat Mitigation &
Conservation Plan shall be submitted to the Mineral Planning
Authority for approval and implementation. This shall include a
mitigation method statement and shall incorporate (but not
exclusively) the measures proposed within Appendix G ‘Bat
Report’ Shire Hill Quarry, Woodcock Road, Glossop. On behalf
of Marchington Stone Ltd by Ecology
Services UK Ltd. Revised report dated 9th July 2012
sections 7.1.2 and 7.2.1.Once approved the Bat Mitigation and
Conservation Plan shall be implemented in complete accordance with
the approved details set out in the approved plan.
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Reason: To ensure that appropriate
mitigation and conservation measures are in place in the interests
of nature conservation.
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Provision of Bat Boxes
53) Within
three months of the date of these conditions coming into effect the
type, number and location of bat boxes shall be submitted to the
Mineral Planning Authority for approval and implementation to the
satisfaction of the Mineral Planning Authority.
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Reason:To ensure that appropriate
mitigation measures are in place in the interests of nature
conservation.
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(xiv) Protection of Trees and other
Vegetation
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Demarcation of
Affected Trees and Protection of Other Trees and Shrubs Within the
Site
54) No
trees or mature shrubs within the site shall be felled, damaged or
disturbed without the prior written approval of the Mineral
Planning Authority. Prior to the disturbance or felling of any
trees or removal of any mature shrubs the trees to be felled shall
be clearly marked and the trees as identified together with any
mature shrubs within the area to be disturbed by quarrying shall
have been checked and agreed as consented to fell or remove by the
Mineral Planning Authority. At all times during the carrying out of
the approved development and in particular during the site
clearance and preparation phases there shall be careful site
supervision to ensure that no damage occurs to any other trees or
mature shrubs within the site.
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Reason: To minimise the impacts of the
development on the amenities and environment of the
area.
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Protection of Trees, Shrubs, Hedgerows and Boundary
Features
55) All
existing trees, shrubs, hedges, walls and fences on and adjacent to
the site boundary shall be retained and protected from disturbance,
damage or destruction throughout the approved period of quarrying
and stone processing operations and until the restoration of the
whole of site, except as may be allowed by this permission. For the
purposes of this condition the retained trees, shrubs, hedges and
boundary features shall be protected as necessary from the
quarrying, stone processing and related operations by the provision
of standoffs, with machinery and storage exclusion areas that
extend to the edge of all site boundaries
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Reason: To ensure that
these features are properly maintained and protected for the
duration of the development and in the interest of visual amenity
and landscape character.
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56) The Mineral Planning Authority shall be given at least seven
days’ notice in writing of the commencement of any site
operations that will involve the disturbance, damage or removal of
trees within the site
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Reason: To minimise the impacts of the development on the
amenities and environment of the area.
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Conservation of Seed Resource
60) 57)
Prior to the removal of any tree vegetation from the site a
programme and arrangements for the collection and safe storage of
seed of local provenance (i.e. from the site and surrounding
woodland) from shrub and tree species for use in the
habitat creation within the receptor site
shall be implemented in accordance with details
which have the written approval of the Mineral Planning
Authority.
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Reason: To encourage
reseeding and provide for an enhanced habitat creation
scheme
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(xv) Soil Conservation & Protection
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Soil Stripping and Handling
58) The
Mineral Planning Authority shall be given at least seven
day’s notice in writing of the commencement of any phase of
soil stripping operations or other movement of soils and soil
forming materials.
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Reason: To ensure that soils resources
are protected and that monitoring arrangements for soil stripping
and storage are in place.
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Prevention of Trafficking Over Soils
59) No
plant or vehicles shall cross any area of unstripped topsoil or
subsoil except where such trafficking is essential and unavoidable
for undertaking permitted operations. Essential trafficking routes
shall be clearly marked on the ground by stakes or other means. No
part of the site shall be excavated, traversed, used for a road,
for the stationing of plant or buildings, storage of subsoil or
overburden, waste or mineral deposit, until all available topsoil
and subsoil have been stripped from that part.
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Reason: To ensure soils are protected
and to prevent unnecessary trafficking of soil by heavy equipment
and vehicles that may damage the soil.
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Soil Handling Conditions
60)
The stripping, excavation, movement, storage,
lifting and placement of topsoil, any subsoil that may be
encountered, and soil forming materials shall only take place in
accordance with the good practice techniques specified in the
‘MAFF (2000), Good Practice Guide for Handling Soils (version
04/00)’ specifically ‘Sheet 1: Soil Stripping with
Excavators and Dump Trucks’, ‘Sheet 2: Building Soil Storage Mounds with Excavators and
Dump Trucks’, ‘Sheet 3: Excavation of Soil Storage
Mounds with Excavators and Dump Trucks’, ‘Sheet 4: Soil
Replacement with Excavators and Dump Trucks’, ,
‘‘to the extent that these guidance sheets may be
relevant to the machinery used in the soil recovery, handling,
storage and placement operations. No soil stripping or soil
spreading shall take place except during periods of dry weather
when the full depth of soil to be stripped or replaced is in a
suitably dry and friable soil moisture condition (i.e. non-plastic
state) such that damage to its structure is avoided, and the
topsoil can be separated from any subsoil and / or the underlying
soil forming materials without difficulty.
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Reason: To ensure that soil resources
are protected and to prevent damage to soils by avoiding movement
whilst soils are wet or excessively moist and the preservation of
soil resources in the interests of land quality.
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Protection of Existing Soil Mounds
61) There
shall be no importation of soils to the site from the soil storage
and screening mounds which are located immediately north of the
ROMP site boundary as shown on Drawing No:
08080-11- 08 ‘Topographic Survey’. The existing mounds
shall be retained in their present location and shall remain
undisturbed.
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Reason: To ensure that the soil
screening mounds are protected from disturbance and preserved in
situ in the interests ofvisual amenity and health and
safety.
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(xvi) Restoration and Aftercare
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Restoration
62), A
comprehensive scheme (s) for the post-restoration landscaping of
any restored areas shall be submitted for the
approval of the Mineral Planning Authority on a five yearly
basis, save for the first such scheme to be submitted within twelve
months of the date of these conditions coming into effect.
Thereafter each scheme of progressive landscaping shall be
implemented in accordance with the details as approved in writing
by the Mineral Planning Authority. Each
landscaping scheme shall generally accord with the Restoration
Scheme’ (Figure L11 (Rev A)) and shall include but not be
limited to the following:
a) A
Phased Habitat creation plan which will incorporate each phase of
the development and include: the final contours, gradients and
levels delineating the surface topography to be achieved, including
the variations in slope, pond formation, aspect and different size
substrate areas to be retained or formed.
b) A
phased management regime which will cover each phase of the
development and include: retention of trees and hedges for the
purposes of nature conservation within the site and around its
perimeter. Details of the early restoration work to be carried out
in the next 5 years.
c) Details
of the removal of stockpiles, plant, machinery, buildings,
structures, hard standings and roadways within each phase of the
development.
d) The
drainage of the site, including the arrangements to control water
levels on the site and discharge of water from the site within each
phase of the development.
e)
Details of the proposed hedgerow planting, including
species, layout, ground preparation, numbers and distribution of
species, size of plants, spacing, method of planting, fencing and
other protective measures. Once
approved the hedge shall be planted in the next immediate planting
season in the period between October through to March.
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Reason: To secure the proper aftercare
of the restored land in accordance with Policy MIN1 of the Core Strategy.
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Woodland Retention
63) The
linking fringe of woodland habitat at Co-ordinates 405450E 394550N
around the eastern side of the quarry as shown on Drawing No:
08080-11-01 ‘Working Phase 1’ shall be retained during
the lifetime of the mineral permission.
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Reason: To ensure the protection of
the woodland habitat.
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Woodland Management
64) Within
twelve months of the date of these conditions coming into
effect a Woodland Management Plan covering the whole of the site shall be submitted to the
Mineral Planning Authority for approval in writing. The Woodland Management Plan shall then be
implemented as approved by the Mineral Planning Authority. The
Woodland Management Plan shall include (but not
exclusively):
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i) A rationale
for the management of the retained woodland over the duration of
the development.
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ii) Survey
and Evaluation of the Habitat
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iii)
Formulation of strategic management objectives
including:
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a)
to increase the quantity of deadwood where
practicable;
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b) to
control non-native species;
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c) to
diversify structure;
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d) to
conserve large, old and veteran trees.
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Reason: To ensure the protection of
the woodland Habitat.
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Translocation of Soils
65) The
translocation of soils and woodland field layer vegetation shall be
undertaken in accordance with the following method statement:
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Donor
Site:
i) Turf/soil
stripping shall be in the period September to February inclusive
except as allowed by Condition 50;
ii) the
vegetation and soils shall be excavated to a depth of c15-20cms
where present;
Iii) large
roots (those over 50mm in diameter large rocks and foreign
materials shall be removed from the vegetation/soil prior to
transportation.
Receptor
Site:
i) The exact
boundaries of the reception area including any agreed buffer zone
shall be agreed with the Mineral Planning Authority and shall be
clearly delineated;
ii) The
vegetation/soil shall be loosely tipped then lightly pressed down
to provide good contact with the subsoil surface but not compacted
or smeared;
iii) There
shall be no tracking by vehicles over the newly laid
vegetation/soil;
iv) There
should be no storage of vegetation/soil between stripping and
placement. Both operations shall ideally take place for any
individual load within 24 hours. Temporary storage of soils should
be avoided if at all possible.
v) The
receptor area shall subsequently be planted with seeds gathered
from oak trees from the adjacent woodland thereby ensuring local
provenance, birch will come in naturally.
vi)
Subsequent management of the plantings in the first five years
shall include controlling any invasive non–native woody and
herbaceous species.
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Aftercare
66) a) The
restored site shall be subject to a programme of aftercare in
accordance with a scheme or schemes which has/have been submitted
to and approved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. The
scheme for the whole site or any part of the site shall be
submitted no later than six months prior to the programmed
completion of restoration of any part of the site in accordance
with condition 62. The submitted scheme(s) shall provide for such
steps as may be necessary to bring the land to the required
standard for use for nature conservation/natural regeneration and
shall include details of:-
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a) In the
case of land restored for use for nature conservation/natural
regeneration:
i)
habitat development;
ii) weed control;
iii) watering and draining;
iv) pond margins establishment;
v) wetland maintenance;
vi) maintenance of fencing;
vii) The protection measures for planted areas
including trees, hedgerows and woodland;
viii) The management and maintenance of planted
areas to secure an 85% survival rate at the end of
the aftercare period.
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The
scheme(s) shall be implemented as approved by the Mineral Planning
Authority.
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b) The 5
year woodland/nature conservation/natural regeneration aftercare
period for the site or each part thereof, shall commence on the
date of the written certification by the Mineral Planning Authority
that the land concerned has been satisfactorily
restored.
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c)Records of the nature conservation and
amenity aftercare operations shall be kept by the operators
throughout the period of aftercare. The records, together with an
annual review of performance and proposed operations for the coming
year, shall be submitted to the Mineral Planning Authority between
31 March and 31 May each year, and provision shall be made by the
operators for annual meetings with the Mineral Planning Authority
between June and August each year, to determine the detailed annual
programmes of aftercare which shall be submitted for each
successive year having regard to the condition of the land and
progress in its rehabilitation. Separate meetings shall be arranged
to inspect and evaluate progress in the nature conservation and
amenity aftercare respectively.
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Reason: To ensure that those parts of
the site that have been restored are subject to a programme of
aftercare that has been approved by the Mineral Planning Authority
in the interests of agricultural land quality.
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Note 1:
These conditions shall come into effect upon the date of final
determination of these conditions as defined in paragraph (7),
Schedule 13 of the Environment Act 1995
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Footnote: The Mineral Planning
Authority notes the continued use of the northern access track
(which lies outside of the ROMP site boundary) for health and
safety reasons. The Mineral Planning Authority has no objection to
the permanent retention of the northern access track for land
management uses but not for continued quarrying
purposes.
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