Planning application
Blackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Planning Application for the extension of Blackford Hill Quarry. Details to satisfy Condition 20: ‘Before the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a dust control and mitigation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. The dust control and mitigation scheme shall consider: - minimising drop heights when returning waste stone to the site; - impact of wind direction on the risk of dust escaping the site boundaries towards residential properties; - frequency of visual assessments for dust, recording of the assessments and required actions; - complaint handling procedures including measures for review of the scheme in response to those complaints. The approved scheme shall be fully implemented from the time the development hereby permitted is first brought into use and shall be maintained in full for the duration of the development hereby permitted.’
As published by the council, reference SCC/3777/2020/Cond20
Application record
- Reference
- SCC/3777/2020/Cond20
- Type
- Conditions
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 20 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 31 Aug 2021
- Postcode
- BA22 7EA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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SCC/3777/2020/Cond18 Granted
Blackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Planning Application for the extension of Blackford Hill Quarry. Details to satisfy Condition 18: ‘The applicant shall ensure that all vehicles leaving the site are in such condition as not to emit dust or deposit mud, slurry or other debris on the highway. In particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing), efficient means shall be installed, maintained and employed for cleaning the wheels of all lorries leaving the site, details of which shall have been agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority and fully implemented prior to the first removal of stone from the site and thereafter maintained until the use of the site discontinues’.
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SCC/3777/2020/Cond13 Granted
Blackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Planning Application for the extension of Blackford Hill Quarry. Details to satisfy Condition 13: ‘Details of the materials and design of any floodlighting (which shall be designed to minimise the potential nuisance from light spillage on to adjoining properties and/or surrounding highways) together with any incidental works, shall be submitted in writing for the approval of the County Planning Authority, before any works are commenced’.
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SCC/3777/2020/Cond11 Granted
Blackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Planning Application for the extension of Blackford Hill Quarry. Details to satisfy Condition 11: ‘No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for prevention of pollution during the construction and operational phases of development has been approved by the LPA. The scheme should include details of the following: 1. Site security. 2. Fuel oil storage, bunding, delivery and use. 3 How both minor and major spillage will be dealt with. 4. Containment of silt/soil contaminated run-off. 5. Disposal of contaminated drainage, including water pumped from excavations. 6. Site induction for workforce highlighting pollution prevention and awareness. 7. Any facilities for the storage of oils, fuels or chemicals associated with this development’
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2021
Received by Exmoor National Park
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31 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Permitted
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29 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 31 August 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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Blackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Planning Application for the extension of Blackford Hill Quarry. Details to satisfy Condition 18: ‘The applicant shall ensure that all vehicles leaving the site are in such condition as not to emit dust or deposit mud, slurry or other debris on the highway. In particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing), efficient means shall be installed, maintained and employed for cleaning the wheels of all lorries leaving the site, details of which shall have been agreed in advance in writing by the Local Planning Authority and fully implemented prior to the first removal of stone from the site and thereafter maintained until the use of the site discontinues’.
Granted Conditions Extension 4 docs -
Blackford Hill Quarry, Quarry Hill, Blackford, Yeovil, BA22 7EA
Planning Application for the extension of Blackford Hill Quarry. Details to satisfy Condition 13: ‘Details of the materials and design of any floodlighting (which shall be designed to minimise the potential nuisance from light spillage on to adjoining properties and/or surrounding highways) together with any incidental works, shall be submitted in writing for the approval of the County Planning Authority, before any works are commenced’.
Granted Conditions Extension 2 docs -
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Planning Application for the extension of Blackford Hill Quarry. Details to satisfy Condition 11: ‘No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for prevention of pollution during the construction and operational phases of development has been approved by the LPA. The scheme should include details of the following: 1. Site security. 2. Fuel oil storage, bunding, delivery and use. 3 How both minor and major spillage will be dealt with. 4. Containment of silt/soil contaminated run-off. 5. Disposal of contaminated drainage, including water pumped from excavations. 6. Site induction for workforce highlighting pollution prevention and awareness. 7. Any facilities for the storage of oils, fuels or chemicals associated with this development’
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