Quarry condition changes at Cloburn Quarry A73 From Symington A72 To Hyndford Bridge, Thankerton

“The existing quarry lies some 5km to the east-southeast of Lanark, with the village of Pettinain lying some 750m to the north-east of the quarry.”

“The closest residential properties to the existing quarry lie within the southernmost part of Pettinain, some 500m to the north and those properties on Glentisset Road, sitting between 450m and 550m to the northwest side of the site.”

“Relevant Planning History 4.1 Cloburn Quarry has been in operation since 1896. The site originally operated as two separate quarries, Cairngryffe and Cloburn, and when both of these quarries were acquired by Cloburn Quarry Company Limited in 1987, they have been worked as a single unit.”

“July 2016 and relates to a retrospective application for and extension to the “dust storage area”.”

“The proposed variation to Condition 5 seeks simply to align the end date/restoration date of the quarry operations as approved under planning permission CL/09/0086 with that arising as a consequence of planning permission reference P/24/0861 with it being considered that this variation raises no issues of conflict with the provisions of the development plan and will allow all of the permissions which govern and control the operation of the site to have a common end…”

“As is noted above, the nature of Section 42 applications is such that they do not present the opportunity for the Planning Authority to revisit the principle of the development, or any facets of the original planning permission and that, as such, the assessment of the proposals relate solely to the consideration of the impact of the proposed variations to the extant planning conditions and whether they can be reasonably justified or whether the proposed variations…”

“Historic Environment Scotland Have advised that they have no specific comments to make in respect of the proposed development. Response: Noted.”

“SEPA Requested clarification on the potential impact of the proposed development upon a single identified private water supply, pending which they noted a Holding Objection. Response: The applicant has provided the information requested by SEPA and this matter has now been satisfactorily addressed.”

“The issues raised within the submitted letters of objection are as follows:-”

“loss of visual amenity • adverse impacts associated with noise associated with the operation of the quarry • adverse impacts associated with dust emitted during the extraction operations • light pollution • noise impacts associated with blasting • adverse landscape impacts • adverse impacts upon local road network…”

“The Committee decided: that planning application P/24/0683 by Cloburn Quarry Company Limited for a Section 42 application to vary conditions 2, 5, 8, 19, 23 and 34 of planning consent CL/09/0086 for an extension to quarry, creation of new access, continued operation of asphalt and concrete plants and final restoration of the site at Cloburn Quarry, Thankerton, Lanark be granted subject to:-”

“the conditions specified in the Executive Director’s report • the conclusion of Section 75 and Section 96 agreements and/or other appropriate agreements between the Council, site owner(s) and the applicant…”