PDE are pleased to announce, on behalf of Breheny Civil Engineering Ltd, that a declaration has been submitted to CL:AIRE for a materials management plan (MMP) which allows the backfilling of a borrow pit on the northern side of Rougham Airfield.

The material to be used to backfill the borrow pit is from the excavation of the Bury St Edmunds Eastern Relief Road which is located on the southern part of the airfield. This will allow some 20,000m³ of excavated material to be re-used under the ‘Site of Origin’ scenario.

Use of the DoW CoP supports the sustainable and cost effective development of land and provides an alternative to the requirement to comply with waste regulation.  Working under the code of practice, in the majority of circumstances, is considerably less expensive than applying for, working under and surrendering an environmental permit.  

We are pleased to announce, on behalf of the Operator S Walsh and Son Ltd, that the Environment Agency (EA) has issued a new bespoke waste operation permit for a site at Frog Island in Rainham, Essex.

The permit authorises the operator to accept, store and treat construction and demolition waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate with a maximum throughput of 209,000 tonnes per annum.

We are pleased to announce, on behalf of the Operator Land Logical Ltd, that the Environment Agency has issued a variation notice for a bespoke waste recovery operation being undertaken at  Stone Pit I in Dartford, Kent.

The waste activity comprises the importation of approximately 490,000m³ of inert wastes to correct problems associated with differential settlement at this historic landfill site.  The permit variation allows for:

• Increased annual throughputs;
• Addition of waste types for providing a growing medium; and
• Addition of a screening activity.

PDE are pleased to announce that Suffolk County Council have granted planning permission to Breheny Civil Engineering Limited, to allow the construction of a borrow pit/tip for the extraction of aggregates and subsequent backfilling of the void space together with access to be used in conjunction with the Bury St Edmunds Eastern Relief Road on land within Rougham Airfield, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

The planning permission provides much needed aggregates to the construction of the Eastern Relief Road and also reduces the amount of vehicles on the local highway network that would be required to import the aggregates and also remove the surplus materials from the development area.

PDE are pleased to announce on behalf of Breheny Civil Engineering Ltd, that a materials management plan (MMP) has been submitted, to allow the backfilling of a borrow pit on the northern side of Rougham Airfield, under the CL:AIRE Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice (DoW CoP).

The material to be used to backfill the borrow pit will be from the excavation of the Bury St Edmunds Eastern Relief Road which is located on the southern part of the airfield. This will allow some 20,000m³ of excavated material to be re-used under the ‘Site of Origin’ scenario.

Use of the DoW Cop supports the sustainable and cost effective development of land and provides an alternative to the requirement to comply with waste regulation (e.g environmental permit or exemption).

The MMP is under review by a Qualified Person and will then be lodged with the Environment Agency.

We are pleased to announce that the Environment Agency (EA) has duly made an application for a new environmental permit to allow S Walsh and Son Ltd to operate a waste facility for the keeping and treating of wastes at Frog Island in Rainham, Essex.

On behalf of SRC Aggregates, PDE submitted a Part B permit application to Tendring District Council for a concrete batching plant located at Ardleigh Reservoir, Crown Quarry, Essex. Environmental Protection Officer Andy Rutson-Edwards commented as follows on the submitted documentation:

“It’s the best application for a new permit I have had in the past 10 years”.

Following a site visit by the Council, the permit was issued without delay.

PDE are pleased to announce, on behalf of Ayton Products Limited, that the Environment Agency (EA) have deemed an application duly made for the surrender of the environmental permit for Hainford landfill site.

The site is in aftercare and the results of routine gas and groundwater monitoring suggest that the site can meet the EA’s surrender criteria. The application is for a standard surrender because, as the site accepted pre Landfill Directive inert wastes, it is not possible to meet the less onerous criteria to adopt a low risk position.

PDE are pleased to announce on behalf of Breheny Civil Engineering Ltd, that an application has been submitted to Suffolk County Council to allow the construction of a borrow pit/tip for the extraction of aggregates and subsequent backfilling of the void space together with access, to be used in conjunction with the Bury St Edmunds Eastern Relief Road on land within Rougham Airfield, Bury St Edmunds. Suffolk.

The construction of the Eastern Relief Road has commenced and requires a significant amount of aggregates to be imported for construction works to be completed.

The Proposed Development will ultimately provide much needed aggregates to the construction of the Eastern Relief Road and also reduce the amount of vehicles on the local highway network that would be required to import the aggregates and also remove the surplus materials from the development area.

PDE looks forward to continuing to work with Breheny Civil Engineering Limited in the future.

PDE is pleased to announce, that we have submitted two planning applications on behalf of Allen Newport Ltd.  The first application seeks to allow  for a western extension to Cavenham Quarry for the extraction, processing, sale and distribution of approximately 1.1mt of sand and gravel, revised silting operations and subsequent restoration at Cavenham Quarry, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

The proposed scale and nature of the development at the Site is such that a formal assessment of its environmental effects is required in pursuance of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011. Accordingly, an Environmental statement was produced and submitted alongside the planning application for the proposed development at Cavenham Quarry.

The second application that has been submitted seeks to vary a number of conditions attached to the extant planning consent for Cavenham Quarry to allow the variation of timescales, working and restoration schemes and to also allow the temporary storage of soils and silting materials within an area of the existing quarry.

We submitted both planning applications on the 16th May 2016 and we are very happy to announce that we have received confirmation from Suffolk County Council that both applications were validated on the 17th May 2016.

This is great news.