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Planning Application 2023/93449 to Deepen and extend Windy Ridge Quarry; increase the number of HGV movements permitted; excavate former landfill to recover recyclable materials (retrospective); temporarily store soils on part of the previously restored quarry area (retrospective); form new access; restore the site by infill with construction, demolition and excavation wastes; and recycle imported construction demolition and excavation wastes Windy Ridge Quarry, Cartworth Moor Road, Cartworth Moor, Holmfirth, HD9 2RL.

Ward affected: Holme Valley South

Contact: Farzana Tabasum, Planning Services

Approval delegated.

The Committee considered Planning Application 2023/93449 to deepen and extend Windy Ridge Quarry; increase the number of HGV movements permitted; excavate former landfill to recover recyclable materials (retrospective); temporarily store soils on part of the previously restored quarry area (retrospective); form new access; restore the site by infill with construction, demolition and excavation wastes; and recycle imported construction demolition and excavation wastes Windy Ridge Quarry, Cartworth Moor Road, Cartworth Moor, Holmfirth, HD9 2RL.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37, the Committee received a representation from Chris Ballam (on behalf of the applicant).

Resolved –

(1)      That approvalof theapplication andthe issuingof thedecision notice be delegated tothe Headof Planningand Developmentin orderto:

(a)completethe listof conditions including those contained within the report, as set out below, together with additional conditions in respect of:

(i) HGV vehicle movements shall be restricted to 16 (8 in and 8 out) until the approved new access road has been completed and made

operational in accordance with details having been submitted to and approved in writing by the MPA.  Thereafter the HGV movements shall be restricted to no more than 30 (15 in and 15 out).

(ii) a scheme to record vehicles entering and leaving the site

Time limits/restrictions

1.    Period of mineral extraction (to cease by 31st Dec 2028) and completion ofsite restoration(by 31stDec 2030),in accordancewith anapproved restoration scheme

2.    Priorcessationmeasuresto dealwith restorationand aftercarein theevent that mineral extraction is abandoned/ceases

3.    Requirementto haveall approveddocuments onsite forthe durationof operations for inspection

4.    Mitigative measures recommended within the PEA be applied including the protection fornesting birdsduring workon thesite, asdescribed within Section 7.7 of the submitted PEA

5.    Submission of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) using the most up to date BNG Metric calculation

6.    Fullrecommendations,mitigationandmonitoringmeasuresofthesubmitted HydrogeologicalRisk Assessment(HRA) tobe employedat therelevant stages of thedevelopment, asspecified inthe HRA. written verificationto be submitted to MPA before continuing onto each stage, verifying works done fully in accordance with HRA.

7.    Restrictionon depthand extentof mineralworkings inaccordance withplan HRA and cross-sectional drawings

Plans

8.    Works to be carried out in accordance with approved details/plans

Access and Vehicular Movements

9.    Restrictionson numbersof heavyvehicle movements(to notexceed 15in and 15 out) any one day

10.HGV’stofollowroute asshown onHGV routingplan ref(10193/S106Traffic route/CJB)

11.ThereshallbenoincreaseinHGVmovementasapproved,until reconstructionof theunsealed “maintainedin character”only sectionof Cartworth Moor Road, subsequent to an initial joint inspection  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12