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North Yorkshire County Council considers revisions to Middleton Lodge consent
19th February, 2012, Mineral PlanningNorth Yorkshire County Council has considered a recommendation to approve an application for re-alignment of a conveyor in connection with the extraction of limestone at Barton Quarry as well as to approve details of working and variation of conditio...
Surrey County Council considers request for more time to restore Runfold South Quarry
19th February, 2012, Mineral PlanningSurrey County Council has considered a report recommending that the council allow additional time for the completion of the restoration by landfill of a former sand quarry at Farnham.
- 1Mt extension to Broken Cross Opencast Site, Lanarkshire is approved
- North Yorkshire County Council considers revisions to Middleton Lodge consent
- Surrey County Council considers request for more time to restore Runfold South Quarry
- New road at Cradlebridge peat extraction site considered not to increase impacts
- Hampshire considers refusal of sand extraction and landfill at Durley due to highways impact
Energy Minerals
1Mt extension to Broken Cross Opencast Site, Lanarkshire is approved
20th February, 2012, Mineral PlanningSouth Lanarkshire Council has accepted a recommendation to allow the extraction of 1Mt of coal at the operational Broken Cross Surface Mine.
Economic and restoration benefits of surface mine considered important in Nant Helen proposal
17th January, 2012, Mineral PlanningPowys County Council has approved a proposal to extract 1.8Mt of anthracite from an extension to the Nant Helen opencast site near Neath.
- 1Mt extension to Broken Cross Opencast Site, Lanarkshire is approved
- Economic and restoration benefits of surface mine considered important in Nant Helen proposal
- Extraction of anthracite at Glan Lash Mine approved
- Gas exploration in Kent approved despite concern over "fracking"
- 4Mt opencast site approved at Glentaggart subject to protection of heathland habitat
- New mine proposal refused on access grounds
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Building Stone
Falkirk Council defers dimension stone proposal
16th January, 2012, Mineral PlanningA decision on an application for the extraction of dimension stone from Drumhead Quarry has been deferred by Falkirk Council due to traffic generation concerns. It had gone to committee with a recommendation to approve.
White lias extraction would help in historic building restoration
27th October, 2011, Mineral PlanningSomerset County Council found that an increase in the area of extraction would result in an increase in noise but was, on balance, acceptable.
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Industrial Minerals
New road at Cradlebridge peat extraction site considered not to increase impacts
12th February, 2012, Mineral PlanningSomerset County Council has considered a recommendation to allow a variation to the working scheme at Cradlebridge peat extraction site, near Glastonbury.
Secretary of state allows Campions Wood Quarry ROMP appeal
02nd February, 2012, Mineral PlanningThe secretary of state has allowed an appeal against the county council's determination of new conditions for a permission granted in 1956 for excavation of clay and assorted minerals, including coal at Campions Wood Quarry.
- New road at Cradlebridge peat extraction site considered not to increase impacts
- Secretary of state allows Campions Wood Quarry ROMP appeal
- Favourable recommendation given for extraction of 3Mt of gypsum at Marblaegis Mine
- Inspector decides that Wrexham former brickworks storage area is not employment land
- Essex re-endorses previous permission for clay extraction
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