We worked with a range of technical experts to manage environmental effects on air quality, rural character and amenity, and water quality through management plans, robust conditions and developing monitoring regimes. On advice from the landscape planner, we retained a large area of unquarried land adjacent to the public road to retain a rural outlook. We also engaged with neighbouring property owners to address their concerns.

It was proposed to use water for dust suppression, and discharge of water that may contain contaminants into land and potentially into groundwater. Most of the potential adverse effects were internalised within the site except for noise and dust effects on two properties. We obtained written approvals from one of the affected properties and revised the extent of the expansion to minimise the proximity of activities (and potential effects) on the other property.

Both Councils limited notified the application to a number of properties and consent was granted on the basis of the evidence and conditions put forward by the Applicant team.