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Chard Junction Quarry Chard Junction Chard Somerset TA20 4QS

Decided Exmoor National Park 24/02850/OLAC Other Local Authority Consultation

Works: Extension

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Application for the winning and working of circa 1.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel as an extension to Chard Junction Quarry, including the permanent diversion of the Liberty Trail Public Right of Way and restoration to areas for nature conservation and pasture for grazing interspersed with parkland tree planting (with variation of conditions 1 (Duration of the development permitted) and 11 (Aftercare) and removal of condition 8 (Site Restoration) of planning permission P/VOC/2023/00946 to extend the end date for completion of restoration of the land).

As published by the council, reference 24/02850/OLAC

Application record

Reference
24/02850/OLAC
Type
Other Local Authority Consultation
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Closed
Received
5 Dec 2024
Validated
5 Dec 2024
Decided
9 Dec 2024
Ward
CHARD SOUTH
Parish
Tatworth and Forton
Decision by
Delegated (Use on Recommendations)
Postcode
TA20 4QS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023.

  • 23/00833/OLAC Decided

    Chard Junction Quarry Chard Junction Chard Somerset TA20 4QS

    Variation of Conditions 5 (Adherence to approved plans and details) and 6 (Depth of working) of planning application 1/D/12/000079 (for the winning and working of circa 1.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel) to vary the Phase 3 and 4 Working

    Decided 4 Apr 2023 Outline
  • 23/00593/OLAC Decided

    Chard Junction Quarry Chard Junction Chard Somerset TA20 4QS

    Variation of Condition 3 (Duration) of Planning Permission WD/D/20/000313 (Variation of Conditions 5 (Adherence to approved plans and details) and 6 (Depth of working) of planning application 1/D/12/000079 (for the winning and working of circa 1.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel) to vary the Phase 3 and 4 working plans, Restoration Plan and Cross Section Plan) to extend the end date to 31 December 2024 in order to restore the site.

    Decided 14 Mar 2023 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Dec 2024

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 9 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Closed

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

After the decision

Exmoor National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

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  • Chard Junction Quarry Chard Junction Chard Somerset TA20 4QS

    23/00593/OLAC Submitted 2 Mar 2023 0m away

    Variation of Condition 3 (Duration) of Planning Permission WD/D/20/000313 (Variation of Conditions 5 (Adherence to approved plans and details) and 6 (Depth of working) of planning application 1/D/12/000079 (for the winning and working of circa 1.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel) to vary the Phase 3 and 4 working plans, Restoration Plan and Cross Section Plan) to extend the end date to 31 December 2024 in order to restore the site.

    Decided Outline
  • Chard Junction Quarry Chard Junction Chard Somerset TA20 4QS

    23/00833/OLAC Submitted 23 Mar 2023 0m away

    Variation of Conditions 5 (Adherence to approved plans and details) and 6 (Depth of working) of planning application 1/D/12/000079 (for the winning and working of circa 1.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel) to vary the Phase 3 and 4 Working

    Decided Outline
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