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Reference No – 130490

Planning application documents can be viewed here –

http://planning.aberdeencity.gov.uk/PlanningDetail.asp?130490

Approved

The Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

That the Committee express a willingness to approve the application in respect of planning permission for an extension to Blackhills Quarry subject to the conclusion of a legal agreement that would require a roads condition survey to be carried out in 2020 and reviewed every five years thereafter, and that this be used to attribute the percentages of costs (attributed to the Council and the applicant) associated to repairing damage caused to the road network; and subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  Thatat least one year prior to mineral workings ceasing on the site, a restoration and aftercare plan shall be submitted for the written approval of the planning authority, in consultation with SEPA, and all work shall be carried out in accordance with the said scheme.  The plan must include information on any proposals for phased working and progressive restoration, as well as the effect that any restoration will have on the water environment, including groundwater quality and quantity.  The said plan must also include an assessment of the effect that any backfilling below the water table will have on groundwater; (2)  that the proposed operations hereby granted permission shall cease on or before 28 November 2050 unless the written approval of the planning authority is first obtained; (3)  that the hours of operations for extraction and processing and despatch of dry aggregates shall be restricted to (i) 7.00am to 7.00pm Mondays to Fridays; (ii) 7.00am to 1.00pm Saturdays; and (iii) at no time on a Sunday, bank holidays, or national holidays; unless written consent of the planning authority is obtained (4)  that the hours of operations for operation and dispatch from the asphalt plant shall be restricted to (i) 6.00am to 7.00pm Mondays to Fridays; (ii) 6.00am to 12.00pm Saturdays; and (iii) at no time on a Sunday, bank holidays or national holidays; unless the written consent of the planning authority is obtained; (5)  that the equivalent noise level (Leq) shall not exceed 55dB(A) measured as a one hour free field Leq at any existing noise sensitive property external to the site boundary, the details for measuring which are to be submitted to, and approved in writing by the planning authority.  South Blackhills may be periodically subject to higher levels but not exceeding 60dBL provided that the property remains under the control of the applicant and suitable noise attenuation measures that are submitted to and approved by the planning authority are introduced to the property; (6)  that the ground vibration as a result of the blasting operations shall not exceed a peak particle velocity of 6mms-1 ppv for 95% of events with no blast exceeding 12.0mm/sec-1 at existing private residential and commercial properties, with a limit of 12mms-1 being applied at railway structures and 14.8mms-1 being applied at Haven Cottage - which is owned by the applicant; (7)  that prior to the commencement of any blasting operations, a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7