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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
Granted As published: 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

2 later applications on the register refer 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
  • 22/03342/NMA Granted

    Forest Hill Quarry Chester Road Cuddington Northwich CW8 2DL

    Non-material amendment to 19/02452/MIN to alter the configuration of the harstanding/compound location, associated with the proposed access point off Weaverham Road. The access point itself remains in the same position, but the compound is proposed to be sited to the south of the access point rather than to the north as detailed in condition 1

    Decided 13 Oct 2022 Conditions

Documents

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

78 documents on file for this application

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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.

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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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  • Forest Hill Quarry Chester Road Cuddington Northwich CW8 2DL

    22/03342/NMA Submitted 5 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to 19/02452/MIN to alter the configuration of the harstanding/compound location, associated with the proposed access point off Weaverham Road. The access point itself remains in the same position, but the compound is proposed to be sited to the south of the access point rather than to the north as detailed in condition 1

    Granted Conditions 10 docs
  • Forest Hill Quarry Chester Road Northwich CW8 2DL

    22/04072/DIS Submitted 31 Oct 2022 50 yards 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 250 yards away

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    Awaiting decision Conditions 18 docs

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