SITE MONITORING REPORT
Fees for Monitoring of Mining and Landfill Sites in England
Please find detailed below the report for the site monitoring undertaken on 13
June 2012. If you should have any queries or require any photographs taken on
site please do not hesitate to contact me.
File Ref: 13 421 18/19
Monitoring Officer: Shelley Bailey
Tel No: 01245 437577
Visit no: 4 of 4
Time on site:
Time off site:
14:00
15:30
Site Co-ordinator: Shelley Bailey
Tel No: 01245 437577
Site Name: Colchester Quarry (including Stanway Pit and Bellhouse Landfill),
Warren Lane, Colchester.
Operator: Tarmac Ltd and Cory Environmental
Site Representative:
Mark Murray (Tarmac)
Terry Martin (Cory Environmental Resource
Management)
Permission no’s:
Bellhouse and Abbotstone
ESS/48/01/COL/R – Bellhouse Farm ROMP for LEX/266/69
ESS/07/01/COL/REV – Amendment to ESS/07/01/COL to provide for amended
restoration contours at Bellhouse and Abbotstone, excluding ExWaste site.
ESS/32/09/COL – Construction of waste reception and handling area at
Bellhouse - issued 25 August 2009.
ESS/65/98/COL – Cory offices.
ESX/66/92/COL – Cory gatehouse, weighbridge and wheelwash.
ESS/52/94/COL – Cory site accommodation and car park.
ESS/31/11/COL – Environmental flare.
West of Warren Lane (Tarmac)
COL/1644/77 – Asphalt plant
ESS/54/04/Col – Concrete batching plant.
ESS/33/03/COL – Variation, time limit to extend use of Tarmac regional offices
until 20 September 2020.
ESS/28/02/COL – Lab, office and storage rooms (adj. asphalt plant).
ExWaste
ESS/41/03/COL – restoration of landfill to amenity afteruse
ESS/2/94/COL – Power generation plant (located NW of Bellhouse)
Stanway Hall Quarry
ESS/06/09/COL – Variation to PP ref ESS/14/06/COL (which varied
ESS/49/01/COL, the ROMP for LEX/342/68) conditions 6 and 15 to extend the
time period for the submission of a detailed working and restoration scheme at
Stanway.
ESS/63/06/COL – MBT and AD plant. Issued 11 May 2009.
ESS/17/05/COL – Relocation of inert recycling facility within Stanway Hall area
(cessation 11/01/2015).
ESS/51/04/COL – Variation to PP ref ESS/22/99/COL Condition 1 (time limit) to
extend to 11 January 2015 and Condition 15 (HGV movements) to increase to
1600 per month at Stanway (Recycling Facility).
ESS/07/05/COL – Dry Silo Mortar Plant and internal access improvements.
Cease September 2020 or at cessation of extraction.
ESS/24/00/COL – Power generation plant at Stanway Pit to utilise gas generated
at Bellhouse landfill.
ESS/05/99/COL – Workshop (expires on cessation of mineral extraction).
ESS/21/02/COL - Processing Plant – expires 2020 or on completion of
extraction.
ESS/09/12/COL – New generator, flare and back-up generator within existing
electricity generation compound – permitted 12 June 2012.
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Permission Number & Romp Date Due:
ESS/48/01/COL/R 09/04/2020
ESS/49/01/COL
09/04/2020
Outstanding Submission of details:
Permission No.
Condition
Scope of Condition and Action to be
No.
taken
ESS/48/01/COL(R)
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Submission of a working scheme for
remaining extraction areas within 6
months of date of permission (by 13 Oct
05).
ESS/48/01/COL/R
24
Noise Monitoring.
ESS/07/01/COL/REV
20
Details of allowances for settlement to be
submitted (Overdue Feb 11).
ESS/07/05/COL
10
Dust suppression.
ESS/17/05/COL
14
Dust suppression.
ESS/07/01/COL/REV
9
Noise monitoring (discrepancies re Sept
11 monitoring to be responded to).
Constraints:
Weather:
Noise:
Approach Roads:
Ground:
Access:
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 /
Slippery
Washer / Spinner / Sweeper / none
In use / Not in Use / N/A
Working / Not working
Yes / No / N/A
Height = N/A
Profiled / Grassed / Weeds/ NA
Actions from last site visit:
Submissions of details required as above by both companies.
Tarmac
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Pipeline and cable to be removed from Hart Field and the land restored to
agriculture as required by permission ref ESS/09/09/COL by end of w/c
27/02/12. Note: Since the visit it was discovered that this requirement was
not carried out, however Tarmac have stated that the work has now
commenced (on 12/03/12).
Tarmac to confirm the extent of the new DSM area for compliance with
permission ref ESS/07/05/COL.
The open-sided container to the west of DSM area is to be removed.
The haul route to Stanway Hall is to be kept clear of mud and debris.
ESS/48/01/COL(R) condition 6 is overdue. This is a breach of the planning
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permission. Details are to be submitted by end of March 2012 (this is a
Bellhouse permission so Cory will also have involvement).
A planning application is required for the temporary retention of surplus kit.
This is overdue.
The current operations of the asphalt plant should be confirmed. This is
overdue.
The Management Plan required by the S106 Agreement attached to
permission ref ESS/07/02/COL/REV is overdue as of 18 February 2009
and must be submitted urgently (this is a Bellhouse permission so Cory
will have involvement).
My letter of 09 February 2012 is relevant and should be complied with.
Cory
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Hardstanding area adjacent to current tipping area to be removed.
Cory to clarify on a drawing what the current state of each phase is and
provide details of the levels survey once results are in.
Further details for condition 20 attached to ref ESS/07/01/COL/REV have
still not been provided. It was agreed at the meeting on 23rd Feb that these
would be submitted asap.
Inspection Results Summary:
Stanway Hall Farm and concrete plant/asphalt plant area
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There are still a lot of silos in the DSM area. The new area of hardstanding
now has some silos on it. Confirmation is still required from Eric Turner
regarding whether or not the new hardstanding area falls within the
permission area of ESS/07/05/COL.
The company running the recycling area have now left. This will be tidied
up over the coming months.
The pipeline in Hart Field has been completely removed as required by
permission area ESS/09/09/COL.
ESS/48/01/COL(R) condition 6 is overdue. This is a breach of the planning
permission. Tarmac had previously agreed to submit this by end of March
2012.
A planning application has been received for temporary retention of plant
and kit in the vicinity of the asphalt plant.
The current operations of the asphalt plant should be confirmed. This is
overdue.
The Management Plan required by the S106 Agreement attached to
permission ref ESS/07/02/COL/REV is overdue as of 18 February 2009
and must be submitted urgently (this is a Bellhouse permission so Cory
will have involvement).
Sarah Branagan has taken over from Mark Murray.
Tarmac have begun clearing in preparation to extract the next part of the
void to the west of Warren Lane. This will comprise the southern part of
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the ‘waste disposal’ phase of phase 4 shown on the S106 Agreement
attached to permission ref ESS/07/01/COL/REV. Associated ecological
work has been carried out. Silt from the existing lagoons is being pumped
to Mitchells Lagoon.
Bellhouse/Abbotstone
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The hardstanding area adjacent to current tipping area is still in place. The
Enforcement Officer has visited the site and his decision will be sent to
Cory Environmental in due course.
Cory have sent a draft letter to the WPA clarifying that the existing phased
working and restoration of Bellhouse is in Phase 4 of drawing B30/348
shown in the S106 Agreement attached to permission ref
ESS/07/01/COL/REV. This has not been shown on a drawing and the
results of the levels survey are still awaited (TM confirmed on site that the
survey will be taking place w/c 18/06/12).
Further details for condition 20 attached to ref ESS/07/01/COL/REV have
still not been provided. It was agreed at the meeting on 23rd Feb that these
would be submitted asap.
‘ExWaste’ Area
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The area covered by permission ref ESS/41/03/COL is yet to be fully
restored. Essex County Council (as Waste Disposal Authority) is waiting
for appropriate weather conditions to allow restoration to be completed.
Permission No.
Compliance with Conditions
Condition
Scope of Condition and
No.
Action to be taken
ESS/48/01/COL(R)
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Submission of a working
scheme for remaining
extraction areas within 6
months of date of permission
(by 13 Oct 05).
Noise Monitoring.
ESS/48/01/COL/R
24
ESS/07/01/COL/REV
20
ESS/07/05/COL
10
Details of allowances for
settlement to be submitted
(Overdue Feb 11).
Dust suppression.
ESS/17/05/COL
14
Dust suppression.
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Action to be
taken by
Operator or
MPA/WPA
Officer
Operator. By
end March
2012.
Operator.
Overdue and
urgent.
Operator.
Overdue and
urgent.
Operator.
Overdue and
urgent.
Operator.
Overdue and
ESS/07/01/COL/REV
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Noise monitoring
(discrepancies re Sept 11
monitoring to be responded
to).
Actions to be taken before next site visit:
urgent.
Operator.
Overdue and
urgent.
Submissions of details required as above by both companies.
Tarmac
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Confirmation is still required from Eric Turner regarding whether or not the
new DSM hardstanding area falls within the permission area of
ESS/07/05/COL.
ESS/48/01/COL(R) condition 6 is overdue.
The current operations of the asphalt plant should be confirmed. This is
overdue.
The Management Plan required by the S106 Agreement attached to
permission ref ESS/07/02/COL/REV is overdue as of 18 February 2009
and must be submitted urgently (this is a Bellhouse permission so Cory
will have involvement).
Cory
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Topo survey results are required.
Further details for condition 20 attached to ref ESS/07/01/COL/REV have
still not been provided. It was agreed at the meeting on 23 rd Feb that these
would be submitted asap.
Note: 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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