SITE MONITORING REPORT

Fees for Monitoring of Mining and Landfill Sites in England

Please find detailed below the report for the site monitoring undertaken on 29 August2013. If you should have any queries or require any photographs taken on site please do not hesitate to contact me.

File Ref: 23 421 16 / Date: 29 August 2013 / Visit no: 2of 3
Monitoring Officer Glenn Shaw
Tel No: 01245 437117 / Time on site:
12:00 / Time off site:
12:30
Site Co-ordinator:Glenn Shaw / Tel No: 01245 437117
Site Name:
St Clere’s Hall Pit, Main Road, Danbury, Essex.
Operator: Danbury Aggregates Limited
Site Representative: David Nurcombe
Permission no’s:
ESS/50/97/CHL (R) – Romp Review
ESS/34/04/CHL – replacement concrete batching plant
ESS/40/05/CHL – replacement mineral processing plant
ESS/58/06/CHL – workings to 30 March 2012
ESS/44/05/CHL – western extension to 30 March 2012
ESS/63/10/CHL -
Permission Number & Romp Date Due:ESS/50/97/CHL (R). 10 October 2016.
Outstanding Submission of details:
Permission No. / Condition No. / Scope of Condition and Action to be taken
Constraints:
Weather:Dry/ Windy / Rain / Snow
Noise:Acceptable/ Not acceptable N/A
Approach Roads:Dry / Dusty / Wet / Muddy / Flooded
Ground:Dry / Dusty /Wet / Damp / Muddy / Flooded
Access: Obstructed / Not Obstructed / Mud on Road / Ice / Slippery
Wheel Cleaning:Washer / Spinner / Sweeper / none
Hose:In use / Not in Use / N/A
Machinery:Working / Not working
In correct position:Yes / No / N/A
Stockpiles:Height = 4m +
Bunds:Profiled / Grassed / Weeds/ NA
Actions from last site visit:
Danbury Haulage to supply documentation for their activities.
Inspection Results Summary:
  • Haul road was dirty and would seem not been swept for some time. However a water bowser was operating whilst visit was taking place.
  • At the time of the visit there was no importation of material from Royal Oak and but processing was taking place.
  • Stock piles of processed and as raised material in the correct position.
  • Stock piles of as raised material are no longerspilling into the void.
  • Road plainings,rubble and inert soil have been imported into St Clere’s Hall Pit and are being stored opposite the RMX plant. These materials do not have the benefit of a planning permission and should be removed from site as soon as possible. This matter was raised in the last site monitoring report.
  • The redundant silt lagoon is beginning to become vegetated.
  • No activity was taking place in the Western Extension.
  • The site is operating without the benefit of a planning permission although an application has been submitted and is waiting determination by the MPA.
Danbury Haulage.
  • Screening machinery in place in Danbury Haulage site.
  • No screening/crushing going on at time of visit although screening and crushing of materials has been taking place.
  • Danbury Haulage to supply the County Planning Authority with thedocumentation to show the legal status of the activities undertaken by Danbury Haulage.This still has not been done.

Compliance with Conditions
Permission No. / Condition No. / Scope of Condition and Action to be taken / Action to be taken by
Operator or MPA/WPA
Officer
Actions to be taken before next site visit:
Remove stockpiles of imported material.
Keep Haul Road clean.
Note:The actions noted in this report are required in order to ensure adequate progress is made and to avoid potential enforcement action against a breach of planning control.

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