Appendix C: Site Profiles
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Appendix C: Site Profiles Planning status Quarry name Page no. Active Abbey 152 Ashen Cross 154 Battscombe 157 Bowdens Lane 159 Callow Rock 160 Camel Hill 161 Capton 162 Castle Hill/Cannington Park 163 Chard Junction 164 Copse 167 Doulting (Chelynch) 168 Downslade 169 Grove Farm (Castle Cary/Hadspen) 172 Gurney Slade (including Binegar site) 173 Halecombe 174 Ham Hill (North) 175 Ham Hill (South) 176 Lake View 179 Moons Hill 182 Quarry Farm 184 Torr Works 190 Tout 191 Westfield Farm 195 West Cranmore 196 Whatley 197 Inactive Badger’s Cross 155 Dulcote 170 Holwell/Colemans 178 Lime Kiln Hill 181 Shipham Hill 185 Stoke Lane 187 Westbury 193 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 150 Planning status Quarry name Page no. Dormant Appledore 153 Barnclose 156 Beacon Farm 158 Cloford 165 Cookswood/Holcombe 166 Emborough 171 Highcroft 177 Landshire Land 180 Old Station Yard 183 Station Quarry 186 Tadhill 188 Tor Hill 189 West Quantoxhead/Vinnicombe 192 Westdown 194 Notes on site profiles: the site profiles in this Somerset Minerals Plan collate basic site information available at time of going to print. Site profiles change over time, so reference should be made to the latest information in discussion with an SCC planning officer when making related decisions. The scales between maps vary to enable the reader to place the site in the context of its surrounding environment. Neighbouring quarries are shaded in black. Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 151 Abbey (Farrington Lane): this is an active building stone site District Mendip OS Grid reference ST 648 435 Location 0.5km NE of Doulting Planning Status Active Mineral Doulting stone Mineral Uses Building, roofing, walling, ornamental, paving and statuary Area of permission 2 hectares Operator Ham & Doulting Stone Company Ltd. Permitted Output 2500 tonnes per annum Permission End Date 21 February 2042 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 152 Appledore Field: this is a dormant building stone site District South Somerset OS Grid reference ST 482 260 Location 6km SW of Somerton Planning Status Dormant Mineral Blue Lias Mineral Uses Building stone Area of permission 3.78 hectares Operator N/A Permitted Output N/A Permission End Date N/A Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 153 Ashen Cross: this is an active building stone site District South Somerset OS Grid reference ST 495 274 Location 1km SE of Somerton Planning Status Active Mineral Blue Lias Limestone Mineral Uses Building, walling, roofing, paving and ornamental stone Area of permission 8.9 hectares Operator Alan R. Purnell Ltd. Permitted Output 6000 tonnes per annum Permission End Date 21 February 2042 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 154 Badger’s Cross: this is an inactive building stone site District South Somerset OS Grid reference ST 483 276 Location 0.5km S of Somerton Planning Status Inactive Mineral Blue Lias Limestone Mineral Uses Building, walling, roofing, flooring and paving Area of permission 2.18 hectares Operator Individual Permitted Output No output restriction but no extraction of stone shall take place beneath 3.0 metres below existing ground levels Permission End Date 21 February 2042 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 155 Barnclose: this is a dormant aggregate site District Mendip OS Grid reference ST 693 478 Location To the north of Leigh upon Mendip Planning Status Dormant Mineral Carboniferous Limestone – Clifton Down Limestone and Hotwells Limestone Mineral Uses Aggregate Area of permission 13.73 hectares Operator N/A Permitted Output N/A Permission End Date N/A Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 156 Battscombe: this is an active aggregate site District Sedgemoor OS Grid reference ST 459 544 Location 600m N of Cheddar Planning Status Active Mineral Carboniferous Limestone – Cheddar Oolite, Cheddar Limestone and Burrington Oolite Mineral Uses Aggregate used both as road stone and as a concrete aggregate. Burrington Oolite is used to produce metallurgical grade lime, which is processed on site for use in the steel and chemical industry. Operator Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd. Area of permission 60 Hectares plus a 8.4 hectare extension Permitted Output Total sales should not exceed 6.5 million tonnes over a period of 60 calendar months Permission End Date 21 February 2042 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 157 Beacon Farm: this is a dormant building stone site District Mendip OS Grid reference ST 635 447 Location 2km NE of Shepton Mallet Planning Status Dormant Mineral Oolitic Limestone Mineral Uses Building Stone Area of permission 0.65 hectares Operator N/A Permitted Output N/A Permission End Date N/A Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 158 Bowdens Lane: this is an active building stone site District South Somerset OS Grid reference ST 416 284 Location 1km NW of Langport Planning Status Active Mineral White Lias Mineral Uses Building stone, walling stone and blocks of stone for masonry working Area of permission 3 hectares Operator Lovell Purbeck Ltd. Permitted Output 3000 tonnes per annum Permission End Date 30 April 2047 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 159 Callow Rock: this is an active aggregate site District Sedgemoor OS Grid reference ST 441 558 Location 2km NW of Cheddar Planning Status Active Mineral Carboniferous Limestone Mineral Uses Much of the output leaves the site as concrete products Area of permission 43.3 hectares Operator Aggregate Industries UK Ltd. Permitted Output Total output shall not exceed 6.5 million tonnes over 60 calendar months Permission End Date 21 February 2042 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 160 Camel Hill: this is an active building stone site District South Somerset OS Grid reference ST 581 255 Location 1.7km NW of Queen Camel Planning Status Active Mineral White Lias Mineral Uses Building, walling and roofing Area of permission 2.1 hectares located in the south-western corner of a 12.9 hectare agricultural field Operator Alan R. Purnell Ltd. Permitted Output Within any one calendar year the total output of the quarry, including waste stone returned to site for restoration purposes, shall not exceed 4000 tonnes of stone. Permission End Date 31 July 2033 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 161 Capton: this is an active building stone site District West Somerset OS Grid reference ST 078 392 Location 2km SW of Sampford Brett Planning Status Active Mineral Permo-Triassic Sandstone – marl and pebble beds Mineral Uses Building stone, particularly used in conservation and restoration work Area of permission 0.32 hectares Operator Individual Permitted Output 1500 tonnes per annum Permission End Date 30 September 2028 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 162 Castle Hill /Cannington Park: this is an active aggregate site District Sedgemoor OS Grid reference ST 246 407 (Cannington Park – ST 251 404) Location 5km NW of Bridgwater Planning Status Active Mineral Carboniferous Limestone Mineral Uses Aggregate/animal feed Area of permission 10.7 hectares (Cannington Park 4.8 hectares) Operator Castle Hill Quarry Company Ltd. Permitted Output 190,000 tonnes combined output Permission End Date 21 February 2042 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 163 Chard Junction: this is an active sand and gravel site District South Somerset – although the majority of the site lies in Dorset. OS Grid reference ST 342 044 Location 4.5km SE of Chard Planning Status Active Mineral Pleistocene / recent sand and gravel Mineral Uses Aggregate Area of permission 0.6 hectares in Somerset Operator Aggregate Industries UK Ltd. Permitted Output No output restriction but limit on HGV numbers Permission End Date 31 March 2023 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 164 Cloford: this is a dormant aggregate site District Mendip OS Grid reference ST 717 445 Location 6km SW of Frome Planning Status Dormant Mineral Carboniferous Limestone – Clifton Down Group Mineral Uses Aggregate Area of permission 40.6 hectares Operator N/A Permitted Output N/A Permission End Date N/A Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 165 Cookswood/Holcombe: this is a dormant (area to the west) and inactive (area to the east) aggregate site District Mendip OS Grid reference ST 669 479 Location 6.5km NE of Shepton Mallet Planning Status Dormant Mineral Carboniferous Limestone – the Burrington Oolite up to and including the lower part of the Hotwells limestone Formation Mineral Uses Aggregate Area of permission 57.1 hectares Operator N/A Permitted Output N/A Permission End Date N/A Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 166 Copse: this is an active building stone site District South Somerset OS Grid reference ST 715 184 Location 2km SW of Henstridge Planning Status Active Mineral Jurassic Limestone – Forest Marble and Cornbrash Mineral Uses Building, rockery and paving stone Area of permission 0.24 hectares Operator Individual Permitted Output 500 tonnes per annum Permission End Date 30 November 2015 Somerset Minerals Plan Pre-submission 167 Doulting (Chelynch): this is an active building stone site District Mendip OS Grid reference ST 648 435 Location At the NE of Doulting Planning Status Active Mineral Jurassic Limestone – inferior oolite (doulting stone) Mineral Uses Building, roofing, walling, ornamental, paving stone, weathered brash (measuring 15cm or less), statuary render and dust Area of permission 10.5 hectares Operator Colin Keevil (Doulting Stone Quarry) Permitted Output The annual output of the quarry complex shall not exceed 6,000 tonnes per annum. No more than 2,500 tonnes per annum of this permitted output will be aggregate/non-building stone Permission End Date 21 February 2042 Somerset Minerals