SITE MONITORING REPORT
Please find detailed below the report for the site monitoring undertaken on 19 Sept
2012 & 20 Sept 2012 (Park Farm area only). If you should have any queries or require
any photographs taken on site please do not hesitate to contact me.
File Ref: 23 421 30
Visit no: 2 of 4
Monitoring Officer: Claire Tomalin
Time on site:
Time off site:
10:00
11:15
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: Brian Chapman & Alex Smiles & Members of the Liaison Group.
Park Farm visit unaccompanied
Recycling site: No operator
Site representative: None
Permission no’s:
HANSON SITE
CHL/1019/87 (expires 31 Dec 2020), CHL/1890/87(expires 31 December 2030).
Extraction of sand and gravel, installation of processing plant, weighbridge and office
ESS/43/06/CHL Bagging plant
ESS/01/11/CHL Erection and use of 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:
Dry/ Windy / Rain / Snow
Noise:
Acceptable/ Not acceptable/ N/A
Approach Roads:
Dry / Dusty / Wet / Muddy / Flooded
Ground:
Dry / Dusty / Wet / Damp / Muddy / Flooded
Access:
Obstructed / Not Obstructed / Mud on Road / Ice / Slippery
Wheel Cleaning:
Washer / Spinner / Sweeper / none
Hose:
In use / Not in Use / N/A
Machinery:
Working
In correct position:
Yes / No / N/A
Stockpiles:
Height = N/A
Bunds:
Profiled / Grassed / Weeds
Actions from last 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.
Comment: Meeting held with Brain Chapman & Alex Smiles and agreed Hanson to
make application ASAP likely Feb/Mar 2013. David Brittain to liaise regard restoration
levels. CT advised important to try and incorporate public access and bio-diversity
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.
Comment: Hanson seeking to find new operator. Do not wish to pursue NMA for
larger bunding, wish to remove excessive bunding and address stockpiles left in
recycling area. Hanson considering use in restoration of silt lagoons. CT advised may
need pp as no permission for importation of materials for restoration in Bulls Lodge
permissions.
Inspection results summary:
Access road
Junction lining at the bell mouth has warn away at entrance. CT has raised with
Highway Authority. Some posts preventing overrun along the access road have been
damaged lost and need replacing.
Quarry & processing area
Next phase of working fully stripped of sub and topsoil and utilised to restore previous
area. Hollows in previously restored phases not addressed at time of visit.
Extraction taking place during visit. Conveyor relocated to new position and spur to
face to be installed shortly.
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. These
issues will be addressed in application to be submitted in Feb/Mar 2013.
Phases 4 to 6 in crop harvested.
Recycling Area
No operator on site, no change from last visit, 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.
Screening bunds surrounding the lorry parking area and recycling area, do not conform
to approved plans. NMA by MEG not to be progressed, bunds required to conform to
approved plans, requiring removal of material, shaping and seeding of bunds as
required by permission. Screening of gravel taking place by Hanson within eastern
end of site adjacent to recycling weighbridge.
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The area of recycled and virgin materials for sale is very dispersed contained bays
would be more efficient.
Planting under taken in Park Farm area
Advanced planting was undertaken around Park Farm, this planting needs
maintenance, replacement of losses and management of weeds.
Permission No.
CHL/1019/87
CHL/1019/87
ESS/25/08/CHL
ESS/25/08/CHL
ESS/25/08/CHL
Compliance with Conditions
Condition Scope of Condition and
Action to be taken by
No.
Action to be taken
4 & 20
Working and reclamation Hanson – Full submission
scheme
required
7
Restoration master plan
Hanson – comply with
restoration scheme or
submit application for
alternative scheme by
Feb/Mar 2013 or
enforcement action
considered
15
No more than 20,000
Landowner/Hanson
tonnes on site at one
time. Stockpiles should
be reduced
20
All stockpiles below 5m.
Landowner/Hanson
Reduce stockpile heights
2
Form screening bunds
Landowner/Hanson
and retaining walls as
approved
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 by Feb/Mar 2013 or enforcement action will be
considered.
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.
Advanced planting in Park Farm Area
Maintenance required in advanced planting areas, replacement of loses and weed
management.
NB: The actions noted in this report are required in order to ensure adequate
progress is made and to avoid potential enforcement action against breaches of
planning control.
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