Agenda item

(Commons)

8/20/0017/CONDR

Extension to sand and gravel extraction at Hurn Quarry, Dorset, followed by filling with imported materials and restoration - the deletion of condition 3 (Limit and Depth of Extraction) of App. No. 8/16/2011/DCC to avoid the sterilization of 305,168 tonnes of sub-groundwater mineral and the variations of condition 2 (Development to be in accordance with approved plans) and condition 18 (Throughput and type of waste) to adopt a revised scheme of working and the volume of imported restoration materials.

(Commons)

8/20/0017/CONDR

Extension to sand and gravel extraction at Hurn Quarry, Dorset, followed by
filling with imported materials and restoration - the deletion of condition 3
(Limit and Depth of Extraction) of App. No. 8/16/2011/DCC to avoid the
sterilization of 305,168 tonnes of sub-groundwater mineral and the variations of condition 2 (Development to be in accordance with approved plans) and condition 18 (Throughput and type of waste) to adopt a revised scheme of working and the volume of imported restoration materials.

v  IN OBJECTION –

No statements received.

v  IN SUPPORT –

Nick Dunn

Rob Flower

v  VERBAL STATEMENTS –

Cllr Phipps

RESOLVED that the application be granted planning permission in line with the recommendation as set out in the report with an amendment to Conditions 2 and 8 to read as follows:

Condition 2:

Unless otherwise approved in writing by the waste planning authority, the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in strict accordance with the details shown on the following plans and drawings submitted as part of the application:

DRG No. 347D-01-01  Location Plan

DRG No. 347D-01-02  Site Plan

ST14939-002   Plant Site Area

ST14939-003   Site Setting

DRG No. 347D-01-03  Phase 1A (as existing)

DRG No. 347D-01-04  Phase 1B

DRG No. 347D-01-05  Phase 2A

DRG No. 347D-01-06  Phase 2B

DRG No. 347D-01-07  Phase 3

DRG No. 347D-01-08 Phase 4

DRG No. 347D-01-09  Phase 5A

DRG No. 347D-01-010 Phase 5B

DRG No. 347D-01-011  Sections

Working and restoration shall proceed in a phased manner, as shown in the cited drawings. A 125 metre de-watering standoff shall be maintained around Dals House as shown, within which mineral extraction will remain above the water table.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to control the form of development in the interests of safeguarding the local environmental and amenity of local residents having regard to: the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Minerals Strategy; the Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset Waste Plan 2019; and the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan: Part 1 – Core Strategy

Condition 8:

No development shall take place until the details of the electric generators to be used within the site and the make and model of reversing alarm that is to be used on mobile plant, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the mineral planning authority. Only the approved generators shall be positioned and reversing alarms used on any mobile plant shall be operated within the site. Changes to the make and model of generator or reversing alarm shall only be undertaken with the prior written approval of the mineral planning authority. 

Reason: In accordance with the application proposal and to safeguard amenity having particular regard to: Policies SS1; SS2; AS1; CC1; RS1; RS2; DM1; DM2; DM3; DM4; DM5;  DM7; DM8; DM9 and Policy DM10 of the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Minerals Strategy;  Policies 1; 16; 12 and 8 of the Bournemouth, Christchurch,  Poole and Dorset Waste Plan 2019.

Voting:

For – Unanimous

Note: Cllr S McCormack joined the meeting during the discussion of this item and as such did not take part in the debate or the vote on this item.