The Development proposal included the Lateral Northerly Extension to Existing Gritstone (Greywacke) Quarry, Consolidation of Historic Mineral Workings and Restoration to Lakeland/Nature Conservation Habitat at the Company’s existing Edentrillick Quarry, Dromore, Banbridge.
Challenges:
- Less than 8 months of reserves remaining;
- Direction of working restricted: Landlocked by highways and farmsteads;
- Active Badger Setts
- Proximity to River Lagan
- Landscape Residential Amenity Issues
Quarryplan Involvement:
- Public Consultation–meeting with residents
- Pre-Application Discussions
- Ecological mitigation & Appropriate Design
- Landscape and amenity attenuation
Outcome:
Permission for c. 6 million tonnes of high PSV gritstone granted in under 6 months, from the date of submission of the planning application.
