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Cemex Forest Hill Quarry Chester Road Northwich CW8 2DL

Granted Cheshire West and Chester 19/02452/MIN Minerals Application

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed Northern extension to the quarry (north of the railway line) for the extraction of approximately 350,000 tonnes of sand with restoration to nature conservation, including a temporary access and extension of the existing haul road across the site at Forest Hill Quarry, Chester Road, Northwich, CW8 2DL

As published by the council, reference 19/02452/MIN

Application record

Reference
19/02452/MIN
Type
Minerals Application
Status
Approved
Decision
Approval
Received
27 Jun 2019
Validated
16 Jul 2019
Decided
21 Jan 2021
Ward
Weaver And Cuddington
Parish
Cuddington
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
CW8 2DL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jun 2019

    Received by Cheshire West and Chester

  2. 16 Jul 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jan 2021

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 6 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 22/04072/DIS Granted

    Forest Hill Quarry Chester Road Northwich CW8 2DL

    Application to discharge conditions 10 (Weaverham Road Access details), 21 (Haul Road Materials), 26 (Welfare unit & fencing), 31 (Noise Scheme), 32 (Dust Scheme), 33 (Dust Monitoring), 46 (Footpath Scheme), 48 (Archaeology) and 56 (Liaison Group) of planning permission 19/02452/MIN (Proposed Northern extension to the quarry (north of the railway line) for the extraction of approximately 350,000 tonnes of sand with restoration to nature conservation, including a temporary access and extension of the existing haul road across the site at Forest Hill Quarry, Chester Road, Northwich, CW8 2DL)

    Decided 10 Nov 2022 Heritage and listed buildings

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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What this grant of permission means

Cheshire West and Chester granted permission on 21 January 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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Within 500 metres

  • Forest Hill Quarry Chester Road Northwich CW8 2DL

    22/04072/DIS Submitted 31 Oct 2022 0m away

    Application to discharge conditions 10 (Weaverham Road Access details), 21 (Haul Road Materials), 26 (Welfare unit & fencing), 31 (Noise Scheme), 32 (Dust Scheme), 33 (Dust Monitoring), 46 (Footpath Scheme), 48 (Archaeology) and 56 (Liaison Group) of planning permission 19/02452/MIN (Proposed Northern extension to the quarry (north of the railway line) for the extraction of approximately 350,000 tonnes of sand with restoration to nature conservation, including a temporary access and extension of the existing haul road across the site at Forest Hill Quarry, Chester Road, Northwich, CW8 2DL)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 25 docs

  • Forest Hill Quarry Chester Road Cuddington Northwich CW8 2DL

    25/04039/S73 Submitted 24 Dec 2025 243m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~18 Feb

    (Retrospective) Variation of Condition 46 (Restoration Scheme), Conditions 48 and 50 (Aftercare and Habitat Management Scheme) of planning permission 21/01861/S73 (Variation of Conditions 1 (Plans) 4 (Ceasing of mineral working), 18 (Notification of Phasing), 42 (Phasing), 47 (Restoration) of 13/03715/MIN (Extension of time to work the site until December 2023, along with changes to phasing).

    Awaiting decision Conditions 18 docs

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