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Clearwell Quarries Ltd, Stowe, St Briavels, Lydney, GL15 6QW APPLICATION NO: 17/0122/FDMAJM DATED 28th November 2017 AGENT: Land & Mineral Management Ltd, Roundhouse Cottages, Bridge Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BE APPLICANT: Clearwell Quarries Ltd, Stowe, St Briavels, Lydney, GL15 6QW SITE: Stowe and Clearwell Quarries PROPOSAL: Extension of Stowe Hill Quarry & Retention of Mineral Processing Plant at Clearwell Quarry. PARISHIES Newland and SITE AREA: 28.55Ha OF St Briavels GRID 356578 E REF: 206716 N RECOMMENDED: RECOMMENDATION: That planning permission is granted for the reasons set out within this report and summarised at paragraphs 7.333 to 7.347, subject to the prior completion of a S106 planning agreement to secure the long term monitoring and safeguarding of Slade Brook SSSI and subject to the conditions set out in section 8 of this report. 1.0 LOCATION AND APPLICATION SITE 1.1 The quarries of Clearwell and Stowe Hill lie on a Class III highway about 3km south of Coleford. The village of Clearwell lies approximately 1 km to the north of the Clearwell Quarry. The two small hamlets of Stowe and Stowe Green are situated on the local road to the south and north of the quarry access respectively. 1.2 Both quarries are operated as a single operation by Breeden Southern Limited (Breedens) with a connecting tunnel, with a conveyor belt, under the highway. Quarrying takes place in the southern quarry which is called Stowe Hill Quarry. The processing plant is located in the bottom of the northern, worked out, quarry which is Clearwell Quarry. 1.3 The Application Area is 28.55Ha in size which incorporates an extension area (13.56 hectares) to the northeast of existing workings), a haul road to the primary crusher, primary crusher and conveyor in the existing Stowe Hill Quarry and the existing plant, site offices, workshop, staff facilities and weighbridge and wheel wash facilities within Clearwell Quarry. 1.4 The proposed extension area consists mainly of agricultural land divided by hedgerows forming part of Longley Farm. The land falls from 197m Above Ordnance Datum (AOD) to 184m AOD in a north-easterly direction, towards the unclassified road between Shop House Farm and Trow Green. On the northern boundary is an unclassified road from Shop House Farm to Stowe. Longley Farm including farmhouse and agricultural buildings lies to the south- east. 1.5 The main highway access to the site used for the transportation of mineral is at the Clearwell Quarry side onto the unclassified local highway. Lorries travel north along this local road, to the junction known as the Shop House Junction, crossing over this junction to join the B4228 at Orlepool Inn. 1.6 There is also a road access at the Stowe Hill Quarry side onto the unclassified highway, slightly to the north of the main quarry access at Clearwell. The Stowe Hill Quarry access is not used for the exportation or importation of stone but as an operational access for plant, machinery and staff. 1.7 An unclassified highway, Margery Lane, runs along the western boundary of Clearwell Quarry and this forms the eastern boundary of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) which also runs just to the south west of the existing Stowe Hill Quarry boundary. Clearwell Castle lies to the north of Clearwell Quarry and has been designated as a historic garden. 1.8 The nearest residential properties to Clearwell Quarry (where the plant area will be retained) are the Travellers Rest which is located approximately 10 metres from the boundary of Clearwell Quarry. Margery Corner and Stowe Green Farm are 60 and 120 metres away, respectively of Clearwell and Stowe Hill quarries. 1.9 The nearest residential properties to Stowe Hill Quarry boundary are the Travellers Rest approximately 20 metres away, Crown Cottages, Longley Farm Cottage, Shop House, Longley Farm, Cockshed Barn, Margery Corner, Stowe Green and Mount Pleasant which are within a radius of approximately 300 metres from the plant located in Clearwell Quarry. 1.10 The nearest residential properties to the proposed Extraction Area is Shop House (Farm) which lies approximately 185 metres to the north of Phase 1 boundary and 165 metres from to Phase 2 boundary and Long House Farm which lies approximately 200 metres from the Phase 1 boundary. 1.11 Orles Wood Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) lies approximately 300m to the south-west of the extension area and the Slade Brook Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is approximately 1.2 km to the south-west. The Wye Valley AONB is approximately 800m to the west and 900m to the south-west of Stowe Hill Quarry and the extension area. 1.12 There is a Public Right of Way (Footpath 66) that crosses the boundary of the extension as shown in plan 251L-01-02. 2.0 THE PROPOSAL 2.1 The Application Area is 28.55Ha in size which incorporates an extension area (13.56Ha) to the east of the existing workings, a haul road to the primary crusher, primary crusher and conveyor retained within Stowe Hill Quarry and the existing plant, site offices, workshop, staff facilities, weighbridge and wheel wash facilities retained within Clearwell Quarry. In addition it is proposed to provide a new road access, for the sole use of Longley Farm. 2.2 The applicant is proposing to extend Stowe Hill Quarry to the north-east by 13.56 Ha and extract to 170m AoD which is 6m deeper, than currently approved (176m AoD) in the existing workings while keeping the haul road to the primary crusher, primary crusher and conveyor in Stowe Hill Quarry and the restoration of Stowe Hill Quarry and the extension area to epikarst-based restoration including a combination of agriculture, grassland, woodland, hedgerows and wetland features. 2.3 For Clearwell Quarry the applicant is proposing to keep the site offices, workshop, staff facilities, weighbridge and wheel wash facilities in situ while improving the existing plant to reduce noise and dust emissions as detailed in the supporting information and the restoration of the whole of Clearwell Quarry (including the plant area which currently does not have an approved restoration scheme) to agriculture with associated landscaping and planting, using both indigenous and imported inert materials. 2.4 In total, the proposed extension area will provide an additional c.2.5 million tonnes (mt) of aggregate materials that are required to sustain the quarry in production since the current permitted reserves are fast approaching exhaustion. 2.5 To support the application the following documents were submitted by the applicant which can be seen in full in Public Access: Environmental Statement, Non-Technical Summary v3 dated 19/12/2018; Environmental Statement, Additional Environmental Information Report dated December 2018; Envireau Water, Technical Note dated 19/12/2018; Planning Statement; Location Plan, Application Site; Existing Site Arrangement - Clearwell Quarry; Existing Site Arrangement - Stowe Hill Quarry; Topographical Site Survey Plan; Extraction Phase 1and Phase 2; Proposed Longley Farm Access Route; Proposed Plant Amendment, proposed Plant (Sections); Proposed Restoration Scheme at the End of Phase 1; Final Restoration Scheme; Appendix 1 Site Investigation & Geological Report; Appendix 2 Stowe Hill Quarry Planning Permission; Appendix 3:Clearwell and Stowe Hill Quarries Site Plan, Clearwell; Restoration Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3, Stowe Hill Revised Restoration; Scheme and Proposed Noise Attenuation Bund & Section; Environmental Statement Chapter 1:Introduction; Environmental Statement Chapter 1:Appendix 1A Scoping Opinion, Appendix 1B CV Statement of Experience; Environmental Statement Chapter 2:Alternatives; Environmental Statement Chapter 3:Cumulative Impacts; Environmental Statement Chapter 4:Land Use and Agriculture, Longley Farm Survey Observations, Longley Farm Generalised Soil Types, Longley Farm Agricultural Quality; Environmental Statement Chapter 5: Cultural Heritage, Desk Based Assessment, Geophysical Survey Report, Geophysical Survey Plans 1 Environmental Statement Geophysical Survey Plans 2, Archaeological Evaluation; Environmental Statement Chapter 6: Community & Social Effects; Environmental Statement Chapter 7: Air Quality; Environmental Statement Chapter 8: Ecology, Appendix 8A to 8C Survey Maps; Environmental Statement Chapter 9: Traffic & Highways, appendix 9A Traffic Survey Results; Environmental Statement Chapter 10:Appendix 10D Geochemical Assess, site Setting, Hydrology, Regional Geology, Land use, Soils, Local Geology, Limestone Interface, Hydrogeological Cross Section, Karst Features Large, Karst Features Small, Environmental Setting, Groundwater and Surface Monitoring Plan, Groundwater Contours All Boreholes, Groundwater Contours Removed Boreholes, Groundwater Contours Seasonal High, Soil CO2 Survey Results, Environment. Agency Flood Map, Environment. Agency Risk of Surface Water Flood, Hydrology May 2018, Appendix 10A Technical Report May 2018, Appendix 10B Monitoring Summary May 2018, Appendix 10C Hydrographs, Appendix 10E RA Tables, Appendix 10F Monitoring Strategy, Env. Agency Flood Map for Planning, EA Risk of Surface Water Flooding, Drainage Routes to Sinkhole, Restoration Cross Section; Environmental Statement Chapter 11: Noise and Vibration; Environmental Statement Chapter 11:Appendices 11A to 11D; Environmental Statement: Additional Environmental Info Report May 2018; DRAFT Habitats Regulations Assessment December 2017; Environmental Statement Chapter 12:Landscape. 2.6 Below is a summary of the Planning Statement and Non Technical summary submitted
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