Decision details

DECISION: To delegate powers to the Assistant Head of the Environment Department to approve the application, with conditions relating to the following:

1.     Development to commence within 12 months of permission date.

2.     Operations shall cease by 31/12/2028. Restoration of the site by 30/06/2029 (to correspond with minerals permission ref. C24/1126/34/AC).

3.     In accordance with the approved plans.

4.     ⁠Mark the boundaries of the permission area and build a surface water collection point, including a bund to keep them on the site before commencing the development. 

5.     Restriction on Permitted Development Rights, buildings, erection of structures, private roads, floodlighting and fences.

6.     Nothing other than inert waste excavation material shall be imported to the site (Waste Codes noted in the Waste Planning Assessment). An inspection of the material should be available upon request.

7.     No more than 50,000 tonnes of inert waste material is permitted to be carried to the site per year. No more than 20,000 tonnes will be stored on the site at any time.

8.     Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the details of the location and specifications of any floodlights will be submitted for the approval of the Waste Planning Authority before the installation work.

9.     Working Hours (to correspond with the existing).

10.  Noise restrictions (to correspond with the existing).

11.  Noise Control Plan to be submitted within 3 months of obtaining permission.

12.  All vehicles, equipment and plant operated on the site will be maintained in such a way so as to restrict the maximum levels of noise emissions to those noted in the manufacturers' specification. No equipment, plant or machinery will be operated on the site unless they have been installed with noise prevention screens, casework enclosures and silencers.   ⁠ ⁠⁠

13.  No operations on the site shall be undertaken in such a manner as to cause the raising of fugitive dust, and a water spray or other dust suppression system shall be maintained on site at all times together with an adequate supply of water. Stockpiles of materials and areas traversed by wheeled vehicles or within which the handling or movement of material is undertaken shall be watered or otherwise treated at such times and intervals as may be necessary to prevent the raising of such dust.  ⁠ 

14.  The surface of the site access to the public highway shall be kept free from mud and other debris and maintained at all times in a condition acceptable to the Waste Planning Authority such as to ensure that mud is prevented from being deposited onto the public highway.  

15.  Sheeting of lorries leaving and arriving at site with stone or material less than 500mm.

16.  Restriction of vehicular access to existing access arrangements.

17.  A copy of this determination and the approved plans showing the method and direction of working and restoration shall be displayed in the operator's site office at all times during the life of the site.

18.  The best practicable means and/or ‘white noise’ reversing alarms shall be fitted to mobile plant and vehicles used on site.

19.  Oil, fuels and chemicals stored on impervious base and bunds.

20.  The operator shall monitor the site for the presence of non-native invasive plant species for each phase of the development, focusing particularly on Japanese knotweed, and implement control measures as appropriate.

21.  Restoration and aftercare (to match existing).