Draft Local Plan
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Brief History of Quarry
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K5441/1 Consent for extraction of sand & gravel granted 26.05.71. Amended 28.06.77 75/75 Continuation of planning permission granted 26.8.75 until 26.8.78 75/153 Extension of existing working granted 4.10.77 84/319 Extension of quarry works granted 21.01.85 for 10 years 85/165 Extension to future working area of quarry granted 11.10.85 for 5 years 91/132 Extension of existing quarry area and consolidation of past consents. Granted 18.09.91 for 12 years (ie until18.09.03) 96/38 Extension of existing quarry area granted 1.10.96 97/116 Removal of old northern face at Douglasmuir Quarry, granted 18.08.97 01/885 Phased extension of existing quarrying operations. Withdrawn 19.04.02
COMMENT Planning conditions for reinstatement of quarry workings have been attached to the consent to operate the quarry since the outset. East Dunbartonshire Council have been unable to provide any evidence of monitoring of these conditions, nor enforcement for failure on the part of the owners to comply with conditions!
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Status of current application
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The original application was lodged in 2001.
That application has been amended to omit Phase 3, but the 2100 objections to the original application have been deemed invalid for the new application !
COMMENT
The application is contrary to the existing and draft Local Plan, which contains the following important statements ... "Decisions on planning applications must be made in line with the current development plan unless very good reasons are put forward why they should not."
"The Council is committed to listening and responding to the wishes of the community in East Dunbartonshire, and ultimately the quality of service provided by the Council will depend on how well the plan reflects the aspirations of those it serves."
"The Council however is fully committed to the aims and the implementation of the new Structure. Important issues covered include the implementation of the metropolitan development strategy, particularly through protection of the green belt."
The application is to extend the quarry onto designated Green Belt.
The new planning application lodged on 19.4.02 dramatically reduces the extent of the workings by eliminating Phase 3 entirely, and reducing Phase 2 by two thirds from 10.5 hA to 3.9 hA with the effect that the visual impact from key view points will be significantly reduced from the original application.
The total area of working is proposed to be reduced to 12.2 hA. Tarmac's planning statement refers to NPPG 4 as supporting continued working at the quarry, also quoting para 32 .... "regular liaison between the developers and residents could be helpful in some circumstances"
Tarmac did not even serve a notice on the closest residents, nor have they made any attempt to have liaison meetings before, or during this process.
However, the key concerns of amenity, noise, vibration and health remain, along with worries about controls over the regime for re-instatement of old and new workings.
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Designation of land in 1996 Local Plan
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COMMENT
The new proposal extends beyond the Local Plan defined area for mineral workings, and strays onto the defined Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). The following is an extract from the new Local Plan
There will be a presumption against proposals for the winning and working of minerals throughout the Local Plan area, except: a) at existing workings, or b) where the proposals involve the reuse or removal of waste materials, e.g. at the sites of former collieries.
By definition the planning application is for use of land which is not an existing working.
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Planning Hearings
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The application was considered at the Planning Board sitting on 6 August 02.
A motion was passed to continue the application to permit a second site visit arranged for 29 August (for Councillors only), and a public hearing on 3 Sept 2002. It is proposed to allow Tarmac to make a presentation, followed by presentations by objectors.
The Planning Board will then deliberate and either reach a decision, or continue the application.
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