Proposed extraction of sand and gravel with restoration to agriculture and nature conservation, including ponds, wetlands, hedgerows and lowland mixed deciduous woodland and meadows - 22/000015/CM
Concerning further information that has been submitted in respect of the Environmental Statement for the following planning application. Publicity for applications for planning permission, Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Notice under Article 15(1A) of application for planning permission accompanied by an Environmental Statement, The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended), The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (as amended).
Application Ref: 22/000015/CM
Applicant: CEMEX UK Operations Ltd
Proposal: Proposed extraction of sand and gravel with restoration to agriculture and nature conservation, including ponds, wetlands, hedgerows and lowland mixed deciduous woodland an meadows
Location: Ripple East, Bow Lane, Ripple, Worcestershire
I give notice that on 14 May 2024, CEMEX UK Operations Ltd. wrote to Worcestershire County Council submitting further information in relation to the Environmental Statement regarding a number of matters including the permanent retention of the in-situ wharf to be used in association with the above proposal for the transportation of extracted aggregate via barge to CEMEX’s operational facility at Ryall House Farm Quarry for further processing and onward delivery to the construction industry; and cumulative effects. The County Council are now seeking comments on this further information.
On the 19 March 2022 CEMEX UK Operations Ltd. applied to Worcestershire County Council for planning permission for the above proposal. The application was accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The development may affect the setting of Listed Buildings, Conservation Area, Scheduled Monument and Public Rights of Way. The applicant is seeking planning permission to extract approximately 475,000 tonnes of sand and gravel in a total of 3 phases at an approximate rate of 300,000 tonnes per annum. The land would be progressively restored using on site derived overburden and soils to wetlands, nature conservation and agriculture and proposes to retain the wharf as part of the restoration of the site. The County Council previously sought comments on this planning application between 14 April 2022 to 20 May 2022 and 28 September 2023 to 30 October 2023.
Members of the public may inspect electronic copies of the further information together with the application, plans, the Environmental Statement, the Non-Technical Summary and other documents submitted with the application at: County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP, during office hours, or online at: e-planning using the above application reference until 4 July 2024. Members of the public may obtain copies of the further information from Robert Marsden, Development Manager, CEMEX UK Operations Ltd, Ryall House Farm Quarry, Tewkesbury Road, Ryall, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0PU, Email: planninggb@cemex.com so as long as stocks last, at a charge of £80 for paper copies or on CD for £5. Copies of the previous Environmental Statement Regulation 25 – Further Information (July 2023) are also available at a charge of £80 for paper copies or on CD for £5. A copy of the original Environmental Statement and Non-Technical Summary are available at a charge of £80 plus VAT and postage and packaging, and a paper copy of the Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement is also available for £10 plus VAT and postage and packaging, so long as stocks last. A CD of the whole planning application submission is available for £20, plus VAT and postage and packaging, so long as stocks last.
Anyone who wishes to make representations about this application should write to the Council, either online using the link above or by email/post to the address below. The period for making representations about this proposal ends on 4 July 2024. Please state whether you would wish to address the Planning & Regulatory Committee if given the opportunity. Please see the Council's Privacy Notice on our website for information about how Worcestershire County Council processes personal data.