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Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

Granted East Ayrshire 10/0842/PP Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Mining of coal using surface mining methods with restoration to improved peatland and wet heath habitats

As published by the council, reference 10/0842/PP

Application record

Reference
10/0842/PP
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Received
30 Sep 2010
Validated
30 Sep 2010
Decided
30 May 2011
Ward
Ballochmyle
Parish
Lugar And Logan
Decision by
Southern Local Planning Committee
Postcode
KA18 3NA

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Ayrshire register

This site has had 8 applications since 2010: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 17/1101/S75 Granted

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    To remove from the ambit of the planning obligation, the area shown outlined in red and coloured pale blue on the location plan accompanying the application, being the subjects registered in the Land Register of Scotland with Title Number AYR91800. This area is defined in the planning obligations as the Dalfad Compensation Area relating to 10/0842/PP

    Decided 30 May 2018 Conditions
  • 11/0487/AMCPP Granted

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 3 (ground water monitoring plan), Condition 4 (Pollution Prevention and Incident Plan) and Condition 5 (Surface water management and monitoring plan) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 6 Oct 2011 Conditions
  • 11/0484/AMCPP Decided

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 8 (restoration programme) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 11 Jun 2015 Conditions
  • 11/0482/AMCPP Granted

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Waste Management Plan) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 6 Oct 2011 Conditions
  • 11/0483/AMCPP Decided

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 9 (archaeological programme) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 11 Jun 2015 Conditions
  • 11/0486/AMCPP Decided

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 6 (de-watering of peat bog habitat) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 11 Jun 2015 Conditions
  • 11/0485/AMCPP Granted

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 11 (means of illumination) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 21 Jun 2011 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2010

    Received by East Ayrshire

  2. 30 May 2011

    Decision issued: Approved with Conditions

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

8 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 21/0885/S75 Granted

    Powharnal Opencast Grasswater Opencast Coal Site Access Road Cronberry Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 3NA

    Discharge of planning obligation (restoration guarantee) of Section 75 Agreement of Planning Consent Nos. 96/0496/FL, 99/0761/FL, 05/1242/FL and 10/0842/PP

    Decided 30 Mar 2022 Conditions
  • 17/1101/S75 Granted

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    To remove from the ambit of the planning obligation, the area shown outlined in red and coloured pale blue on the location plan accompanying the application, being the subjects registered in the Land Register of Scotland with Title Number AYR91800. This area is defined in the planning obligations as the Dalfad Compensation Area relating to 10/0842/PP

    Decided 30 May 2018 Conditions
  • 11/0484/AMCPP Decided

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 8 (restoration programme) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 11 Jun 2015 Conditions
  • 11/0482/AMCPP Granted

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Waste Management Plan) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 6 Oct 2011 Conditions
  • 11/0487/AMCPP Granted

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 3 (ground water monitoring plan), Condition 4 (Pollution Prevention and Incident Plan) and Condition 5 (Surface water management and monitoring plan) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 6 Oct 2011 Conditions
  • 11/0483/AMCPP Decided

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 9 (archaeological programme) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 11 Jun 2015 Conditions
  • 11/0486/AMCPP Decided

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 6 (de-watering of peat bog habitat) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 11 Jun 2015 Conditions
  • 11/0485/AMCPP Granted

    Dalfad Surface Coal Mine C/o Powharnal Surface Coal Mine Skew Bridge Cronberry Cumnock KA18 3NA

    Discharge of Condition 11 (means of illumination) of planning consent 10/0842/PP (opencast surface mine).

    Decided 21 Jun 2011 Conditions

Documents

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

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What this grant of permission means

East Ayrshire granted permission on 30 May 2011, 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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