Variation of condition C3 (restoration of site) of minerals application 14/01716/MMFUL

1. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the details set out in the application (received 22/09/2014) and approved plans except as required elsewhere in this scheme of conditions. - Location Plan, Drawing No. HPL/TH/003 (Sept 2014) - Quarry Phasing Plan, Drawing No. HPL/TH/001 (June 2014) - Depths of Working, Drawing No. HPL/TH/002 (May 2014) - Restoration Plan, Drawing No. LD025/TGH/001 Rev B (March 2015) - Planning and Environmental Statement, dated September 2014 - Letter from Liam Toland, and accompanying information, dated 27th January 2015 Reason: To clarify what is hereby approved for the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2. The site shall be restored on a phased basis in accordance with the 'Quarry Phasing Plan'. Notwithstanding any additional landscaping, biodiversity enhancement or aftercare works, the restoration shall be completed no later than 1 August 2032. Reason: To ensure a timely restoration allowing beneficial restoration in accordance with Policy 19 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
3. Only inert material shall be imported for the restoration of the site. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt of the extent of the development and operations hereby permitted, and to ensure that the principles of the waste hierarchy have been applied in accordance with Policy 3 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Core Local Plan.
4. The development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the ‘Soil Handling Strategy’ dated February 2020 (Appendix 8 of Planning Statement dated June 2025). Reason: To ensure the sustainable use of soils and to safeguard the amenity of sensitive receptors in the vicinity of the site in accordance with Policies 18 and 24 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
5. Plant and vehicle movements shall be restricted to clearly defined haul routes or to the overburden surface and shall not cross areas of topsoil and subsoil except for the express purpose of soil stripping or replacement operations. Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and minimise disturbance to adjacent land users, and to ensure conservation of soils in accordance with Policies 18 and 24 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
6. The development shall be caried out in complete accordance with the ‘Dust Management & Action Plan’ (Appendix 5 of Planning Statement dated June 2025). Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and minimise disturbance to adjacent land users, and to ensure conservation of soils in accordance with Policy 18 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
7. The operator shall give the Mineral Planning Authority at least 21 days written notice prior to the commencement of top or sub soil stripping from any part of the site. Prior to soil stripping any standing crop or vegetation shall be cut and removed. Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and minimise disturbance to adjacent land users, and to ensure conservation of soils in accordance with Policies 18 and 24 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
8. The development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the ‘Environment Management Plan and Landscape Scheme’ dated February 2020 (Appendix 5 of Planning Statement dated June 2025). Reason: In order to ensure appropriate protection and conservation of protected species and provide appropriate biodiversity enhancement and visual impact mitigation in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policies 19 and 20.
9. A detailed 5 year strategy of agricultural aftercare shall be submitted to and improved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority at least 6 months prior to the restoration of each phase. The scheme shall incorporate, but not be limited to, measures for soil replacement, stone removal and under-drainage if required. The aftercare shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme other than such minor variations as may be set out in the required annual detailed programmes for the forthcoming year which have been approved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the effective restoration of agricultural land in accordance with Policies 19 and 24 of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
10. The operations authorised, required or associated with the development hereby permitted shall only be carried out between the following times: 07:00 - 18:00 Mondays to Fridays 07:00 - 13:00 Saturdays and at no other times including Sundays and Bank Holidays. Reason: In order to safeguard the amenity of surrounding occupiers in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
11. All plant, machinery and vehicles operated within the site shall be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's specification and shall be fitted with and use effective silencers in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and shall be operated so as to minimise noise emissions. The manufacturers specifications shall be provided to the Minerals Planning Authority within 5 days of being so requested. Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and minimise disturbance to adjacent land users in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
12. Any mobile plant utilised at the site throughout the development shall be fitted with and operated using 'Brigade BBS-82 White Sound Alarms' as set out in the letter from Liam Toland, ref. BUL-002-M, dated 02nd January 2020 (Appendix 3 of Planning Statement dated June 2025) Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and minimise disturbance to adjacent land users in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
13. Except for temporary operations, the level of noise emitted from the site when measured at the noise sensitive properties listed, shall not exceed the limits set out in below: Location During permitted weekday working During permitted Saturday working hours hours dBLAeq 1 hour (free field) dBLAeq 1 hour (free field) Sibberton Lodge 53 51 Old Pump House 53 51 Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and minimise disturbance to adjacent land users in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
14. Noise monitoring shall be undertaken in accordance with the ‘Monitoring Procedures’ as set out in the letter from Liam Toland, ref. BUL-002-M, dated 02nd January 2020 (Appendix 3 of Planning Statement dated June 2025). Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and minimise disturbance to adjacent land users in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
15. For temporary operations essential for site preparation work and restoration such as soil stripping and replacement, and bund formation and removal, the free field noise level due to operations at the nearest point to locations identified in condition 16 shall not exceed 70 dB LAeq,1hour(free field). The Local Planning Authority shall be notified at least 21 days in advance of essential temporary operations. Temporary operations shall not take place for more than eight weeks in any calendar year. Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and minimise disturbance to adjacent land users in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
16. The only mobile hydraulic btreakers to be used on site are the 'Hydraulic hammers' as detailed on the Indeco HP Series Specification sheet (Appendix 4 of Planning Statement dated June 2025) which may only be used below existing ground level and only between 08:00 to 17:00 Mondays to Fridays and 09:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays and not at all at any other times. Reason: In order to safeguard the amenity of nearby residents in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
17. No blasting shall take place within the site at any time. Reason: In order to protect the amenity of the locality in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
18. The developer shall make allowance for 'Temporary Section Recording' of the limestone sequences on an annual basis or at the request of the Minerals Planning Authority. Reason: To secure the benefits of exposing the geological interest within a RIGS site in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 20.
19. No basal clay shall be removed from the site. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt of the extent of the development and operations hereby permitted in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policies 2, 3 and 18.
20. In the event of a cessation of operations prior to the completion of the development hereby permitted, which in the opinion of the Mineral Planning Authority constitutes a permanent cessation within the terms of paragraph 3 Schedule 9 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, a revised scheme, to include details of restoration, landscaping and aftercare, shall be submitted within 12 months of the cessation to the Mineral Planning Authority for approval. The approved revised scheme shall be implemented in full within 12 months of the written approval unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt of the extent of the development and operations hereby permitted in accordance Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policies 17 and 19.
21. Any fuel, oil, or chemical storage above ground and refuelling facilities shall be bunded to at least 110% of the tank capacity. Reason: To protect the water environment in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 22.
22. No permanent fixed lighting shall be erected unless a scheme of lighting is submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include details of types of lights, mountings and positions, lux values and measures to prevent light spillage occurring outside the site. No lighting shall be erected except in accordance with the approved scheme. Reason: To ensure that operations are carried out in a manner which will safeguard the amenity of the area and highway safety in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 18.
23. There shall be no access to the site other than from that approved at the A47. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and local amenity in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 23.
24. A wheelwash facility shall be retained on site in full working order for the duration of the mineral extraction and restoration works. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and dust control in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 23.
25. Surface Water shall be managed in accordance with the 'Drainage Assessment' details as set out in the letter from Heather Macleod, dated 16th December 2019, and its accompanying drawings and appendices (Appendix 7 of Planning Statement dated June 2025). Reason: To ensure there is no significant adverse risk to the quantity or quality of surface water resources in accordance with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Local Plan Policy 22.

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