SITE MONITORING REPORT
File Ref: 23 421 30
Date: 6 July 2012
Visit no: 1 of 4
Monitoring Officer: Claire Tomalin &
Time on site:
Time off site:
Seán Havis (Student)
10:45
11:55
Site Co-ordinator: Claire Tomalin
Tel No: 01245 437541
Site Name: Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Essex, CM3 3HR
Mineral Operator: Hanson Aggregates
Site Representative: Donnie Macloud
Recycling site: No operator
Site representative: None
Permission no’s:
HANSON SITE
CHL/1019/87, CHL/1890/87 Extraction of sand and gravel, installation of
processing plant, weighbridge and office (expires 31 December 2030).
ESS/25/08/CHL – Processing plant
ESS/43/06/CHL Bagging plant
ESS/01/11/CHL Erection and use of a new coated roadstone plant and
associated facilities for the manufacture of coated roadstone products.
Recycling Site
ESS/25/08/CHL – Inert recycling and lorry parking
Permission Number & Romp Date Due: None
Constraints:
Weather:
Noise:
Approach Roads:
Ground:
Access:
Slippery
Wheel Cleaning:
Hose:
Machinery:
In correct position:
Stockpiles:
Bunds:
Dry/ Windy / Rain / Snow
Acceptable/ Not acceptable/ N/A
Dry / Dusty / Wet / Muddy / Flooded
Dry / Dusty / Wet / Damp / Muddy / Flooded
Obstructed / Not Obstructed / Mud on Road / Ice /
Washer / Spinner / Sweeper / none
In use / Not in Use / N/A
Working – process area only
Yes / No / N/A
Height = N/A
Profiled / Grassed / Weeds
Actions from last site visit:
Hanson
Comply with permitted restoration scheme in terms of hedge planting or progress
submission of application for revised rephrasing restoration scheme. Submit
application by end of 2012 or formal action will be considered.
Comment: Aware ecological work being undertaken but no significant progress
with respect to amending application
Recycling Area
Reduce volume of unprocessed and processed material to 20,000 tonnes as
required by condition 15 of ESS/25/08/CHL. Check heights and levels of
screening bunds to show compliance with submitted drawings. Complete
installations of gabions around inert processing area away from hedgerow. Clear
any materials that have fallen off stockpiles outside the limits/boundaries of the
site
Comment: There remains no operator for the recycling facility, there has been no
progress on site since last visit
Inspection results summary:
Access road
Some standing water in places on the access road. Junction lining has warn
away at entrance.
Quarry & processing area
A full revised working and reclamation scheme is outstanding; an interim scheme
has been submitted. Topsoil stripped in accordance with this interim restoration.
Hollow on restoration phases to be infilled and then topsoil to respread over this
restored phase. Last area of subsoil to be stripped when weather permits.
No extraction taking place during visit maintenance work being undertaken.
Stripping of soils and overburden being undertaken in logical progressive
manner. New sections of conveyor have been purchased that can be pushed
into place such that they can follow the face more quickly.
Restoration
Phases 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are restored and 7 in progress, but these areas have
not been restored in accordance with the approved Restoration Masterplan
levels, particularly on the eastern edges of these phases as they should be
sloping towards the edge of the lake, in certain areas the land has been restored
to agriculture when it will be in the lake as approved. Hedge planting and
woodland was required on phases 4, 5 and 6 to form field boundaries this
planting has not been undertaken.
2
ECC has been advised by Hanson over the last few years that the lake may not
be possible due to water availability, but in the last 12 months, further research
had indicated that a lake may be possible after all.
An application to amend the restoration scheme should be progressed as a
matter of urgency to rectify the current breach of planning control or enforcement
action will be considered.
Phases 4 to 6 in crop.
Recycling Area
No operator on site, but site very full about ½ of storage/processing area filled
with unprocessed inerts, remainder stockpiles of sorted material. Reject tarmac
has now been stored by Hanson in the recycling area.
The western bund has not been slackened to 1:10 and does not conform to
revised submitted plans. No change from last visit
The other screening bunds have not been reprofiled or topsoiled and the outer
slopes are not 1:3 and the height would appear higher than that approved, the
levels should be checked. A gap has been created in the screening bund on the
west side this gap should be in filled. No change from last visit.
The area of recycled and virgin materials for sale is very dispersed contained
bays would be more efficient.
Permission No.
CHL/1019/87
CHL/1019/87
Compliance with Conditions
Condition Scope of Condition and
No.
Action to be taken
4 & 20
Working and reclamation
scheme
7
Restoration master plan
ESS/25/08/CHL
15
ESS/25/08/CHL
20
ESS/25/08/CHL
2
No more than 20,000
tonnes on site at one
time. Stockpiles should
be reduced
All stockpiles below 5m.
Reduce stockpile heights
Form screening bunds
and retaining walls as
approved
3
Action to be taken
by
Hanson – Full
submission required
Hanson – comply
with restoration
scheme or submit
application for
alternative scheme
Landowner/Hanson
Landowner/Hanson
Landowner/Hanson
Actions to be taken before next site visit:
Phasing & Restoration: It is essential that a revised phasing and restoration
scheme is submitted for the airfield area. Hanson committed in the Statement Of
Common Ground for the NCAAP EIP to make an application by Summer 2011
and to date there has been limited pre-app discussions.
Recycling Area
Reshape screening bunds to conform with approved plans. Reduce volume of
unprocessed and processed material to 20,000 tonnes as required by condition
15 and reduce stockpiles to 5m high as required by condition 20 of
ESS/25/08/CHL.
NB: The actions noted in this report are required in order to ensure
adequate progress is made and to avoid potential enforcement action
against a breach of planning control.
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