PDE Consulting Limited recently submitted a planning application to Essex County Council on behalf of Sewells Reservoir Construction Limited (SRC) to enable an extension of time to complete mineral extraction and restoration activities at Brightlingsea Quarry in Essex.
SRC took over control of operations on the western half of Brightlingsea Quarry in 2022 following a change in lease arrangements. Over the past three years mineral extraction has continued together with progressive infilling which will see the extracted quarry void restored with inert materials and the land restored back to agriculture with biodiversity enhancements.
The need for an extension of time has arisen as a consequence of a number of factors including delays in restoration and mineral extraction due to the time taken to transfer permits from the previous operator to SRC and for lease arrangements to be completed in addition to a post COVID slowdown in the construction sector which reduced the demand for aggregates and the availability of waste for restoration.
The planning application for the extension of time was validated by Essex County Council on 24 December 2024.
Should planning permission be granted it will enable SRC to continue mineral extraction and infilling activities at the site in order to deliver the site’s final restoration scheme.
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