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It was noted that Members had visited the site on the previous day.

The Minerals Team Manager reported receipt of an email from Sue Fogg of the Stanton in Peak Parish Council concerning the hours of operation and requesting that they be the same as at Dale View Quarry, the letter was summarised for the Committee.  It was noted that the Applicant was prepared to amend the hours of operation to 7am to 7pm Monday to Thursday, 7am to 4pm on Fridays and 7am to 1pm on Saturdays but for  maintenance only with no stone haulage.

The Minerals Team Manager also reported the receipt of a representation from Howard Griffith, SADE, which included a request for deferral, and this was summarised for the Committee.

The Manager made an amendment to recommendation 6 by changing the first paragraph to state ‘That subject to the completion of a section 106 Agreement by all those with an interest in the land to the effect that no compensation  will be sought, authority be delegated to the Head of Law to make Revocation Orders in relation to’.  The words ‘without compensation’ at the ends of both paragraphs a and b were then deleted.  This would allow the Authority to ask the Company in the S106 agreement to indemnify the Authority against any compensation claims.

The following persons spoke under the public participation at meetings scheme:

·         Sue Fogg, Stanton in Peak Parish Council, Objector

·         Julie Kidd, Local resident and member of SADE, Objector

·         Rosalind Griffith, Objector

·         Howard Griffith, SADE, Objector

·         Ian Kennedy, Manager at Blockstone, Applicant.

In response to issues raised by the speakers the officer stated that monitoring did take place and a breach of conditions notice had been served when the operator had exceeded their output restrictions.  The Ecologist had been consulted regarding birds on the site and there were opportunities for nesting on a working site.  The issue of dust emissions was covered in the report but no District Council response had been received on this.  An independent report had concluded that the Stanton Moor Quarry site was viable and officers concluded that there was therefore a realistic prospect that it could be worked.

In response to queries regarding why a revocation order was being proposed instead of a prohibition order the officers stated that a prohibition order would rely on clear evidence of no working and could be appealed and result in significant costs.  Whereas a revocation order as proposed as part of the S106 order signed by all interested parties who would agree not to work on Stanton Moor and would not object to the revocation order, would permanently remove the planning permission for Stanton Moor Quarry and any future applications would be treated as new applications.

The recommendation for approval subject to the S106 order and amended conditions concerning the hours of operation and the revocation order was moved and seconded.  It was agreed to further amend the hours of operation condition to include maintenance of diesel engines should not be done without baffles on to reduce noise.

The motion for approval with the agreed further amendment to condition 2 was then voted on and carried.

RESOLVED:

That the application be APPROVED subject to:

1.    The prior completion of a Section 106 planning obligation whereby the applicant, and all those with an interest in the application site and Stanton Moor Quarry, formally agrees to:

(a)  the revocation of planning permission 1898/9/34 for the winning and working of gritstone issued on 6 February 1952 and restoration works in relation to scrub removal, relating to land at Stanton Moor Quarry without compensation

(b)  the revocation of planning permission reference NP/DDD/1001/434 issued on 24 April 2002 relating to land at New Pilhough Quarry without compensation

(c)  the use of the stone solely for dimensional stone purposes and not for the purposes of aggregates

(d)  the aftercare of the proposed site application area for a period of 10 years following the completion of the development and restoration

2.    Conditions covering the following:

·         Duration – winning and working to cease not later than 31 December 2022 and restoration within one year of the cessation of winning and working or by 31 December 2023 whichever is the soonest.

·         Hours of operation 7:00 – 19:00 Monday to Thursday, 7:00 – 16:00 Friday and 7:00 – 13:00 Saturdays.

·         Saturday working for maintenance only, no stone haulage, and any diesel engines to have baffles on.

·         Haulage, including up to 10 total movements (5 In – 5 Out) Monday – Friday between the hours of 07:00 – 18:00, no movements on Saturdays, and a footnote reminding the operator of their agreement to avoid School starting and finishing times. Weekly reporting of vehicle movements.

·         Phasing of works.

·         Output limited to 18,000 tonnes per year, and a total extraction limit of 67,524 tonnes with weekly reporting of stone leaving the site.

·         Site access by the short haul road.

·         Planting.

·         Ecology.

·         Landscape.

·         Archaeology.

·         Noise.

·         Blasting.

·         Dust.

·         Restoration and aftercare, including details to be submitted for the restoration of the short haul road.

3.    That authority be delegated to the Director of Conservation and Planning and the Head of Law jointly to determine the details of the Section 106 agreement.

4.    That authority be delegated to the Director of Conservation and Planning to approve the final details of the conditions.

5.    That a Prohibition Order is not made in relation to Stanton Moor Quarry.

6.    That subject to the completion of a section 106 Agreement by all those with an interest in the land to the effect that no compensation will be sought, authority be delegated to the Head of Law to make Revocation Orders in relation to:

(a)  the revocation of planning permission 1898/9/34 for the winning and working of gritstone issued on 6 February 1952 and restoration works in relation to scrub removal, relating to land at Stanton Moor Quarry

(b)  the revocation of planning permission reference NP/DDD/1001/434 issued on 24 April 2002 relating to land at New Pilhough Quarry.