25/6354

A 15 Year Planning Permission for the recommencement of sand and gravel extraction within part of the previously authorised pit (Plan File Ref. no. 11/06269, now expired), over c. 5.6 ha within an overall application area of c. 8.7 ha. Extraction will be undertaken on a dry-working basis only, at a rate of approximately 60,000 tonnes per annum (c. 630,000 tonnes over 15 years), followed by two years of restoration. Works will include use of the existing access, wheelwash, processing plant and settlement lagoons, together with the provision of a site office and welfare facilities (portaloo). Aggregate processing (crushing, screening, washing), stockpiling and dispatch will be carried out on site. Restoration will involve regrading, placement of soils and seeding to return lands to agricultural and biodiversity led-uses. All for a period of 15 years and with an application area of 8.7 hectares. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) will accompany the application.