Two planning applications have been submitted to Selby District Council for two wind farms east of Selby. The District Council will now proceed to further public consultation and determination of these applications over the next few months. We prepared the Landscape and Visual chapters of the Environmental Statements, with the proposals having been coordinated by North Energy Associates.

Labels: application, Bishopwood Wind Farm, Environmental Assessment, Landscape and Visual Assessment, North Energy, planning application, Windfarms, Woodlane Wind Farm

At the end of 2008 we secured planning permissions for two extensions to Overby Quarry, operated by Thomas Armstrong Ltd, giving combined additional reserves of 4.5 million tonnes. The permissions were subject to conditions requiring the completion of off-site road works in advance of the commencement of sand extraction operations within these extension areas. In January this year we submitted two planning applications to allow the commencement of sand extraction operation in advance of completing all of the off-site road works. Those applications were approved today.

Labels: Approval, extension, Overby Quarry, planning application, planning permission, Thomas Armstrong Ltd

The application for the continued operation of Cardewmires Quarry to 2026 was submitted today. The current planning permission for the operation of the quarry expires at the end of this year, but some 1.7 million tonnes of reserve have yet to be extracted. Tarmac Ltd appointed Stephenson Halliday last year to prepare a planning application and accompanying Environmental Statement to secure the continued operation of the site to allow extraction of all the remaining reserves. We now look forward to working with Cumbria County Council to secure the expeditious handling of the application.

Earlier this year we made representations to Cumbria County Council to include within the site allocations of the Cumbria Minerals and Waste Development Framework an area to the south of the existing quarry. The submission seeks the allocation of this 23 Ha area as a preferred site for future sand and gravel extraction.

Labels: Cardewmires Quarry, Cumbria County Council, Cumbria Minerals and Waste Development Framework, planning application, quarry, Tarmac Ltd, Westnewton Wind Farm Environmental Statement

On behalf of Cumbria Waste Management Ltd, Stephenson Halliday has submitted a planning application to Cumbria County Council for a Materials Recovery Facility at CWM's Hespin Wood Waste Management Park near Todhills north of Carlisle. Loads delivered to the waste management park with significant proportions of recyclable material would be diverted to the facility where recyclable material would be removed from the waste stream. The facility would allow for the diversion of wastes delivered to the park which are currently disposed of by landfill. The development would involve the construction of a large building to house equipment to process up to 30,000 tonnes of material per annum. It is anticipated the development could lead to the diversion from landfill of around 15,000 tonnes of waste a year.

Labels: Cumbria County Council, Cumbria Waste Management Ltd, Hespin Wood Waste Management Park, landfill, Materials Recovery Facility, planning application, recycling, waste management

Stephenson Halliday has been assisting Cumbria Waste Management Ltd in their planning application for a Materials Recovery Facility at Flusco Landfill Site. The planning application was considered by the Development Control and Regulation Committee on 19th June 2008. We are delighted to be able to announce that the application was approved by the committee with little debate.

Once constructed, the facility will allow CWM Ltd to increase recycling of wastes collected at the adjacent Household Waste Recycling Centre and provide for more efficient haulage of recyclable waste collected in the Penrith area.

Labels: Approval, Cumbria Waste Management Ltd, Flusco, Materials Recovery Facility, planning application, recycling