Barling Quarry and Landfill Site
SITE MONITORING REPORT
File Ref: 34 421 15 / Date: 6October 2011 / Visit no: 2 of 3Monitoring Officer: Tom McCarthy
Tel No: 01245 437507 / Time on site:
10:00 / Time off site: 11:00
Site Co-ordinator:Tom McCarthy / Tel No: 01245 437507
Site Name: Barling Landfill & Quarry, Barling Magna
Operator: Cory Environmental Limited
Site Representative: Kevin Coleby, Mark Harling, Chris Bell
Permission no’s:
ESS/51/08/ROC: Review of Old Planning Permission (ROMP) application for permission reference ROC/634/90.
ESS/11/09/ROC:New portable building for use as a manager’s office and meeting room in substitution for a permission for two new separate buildings
ESS/36/05/ROC: Permanent installation of LFG flare within existing LFG generation plant
ESS/31/99/ROC: Installation of plant and machinery within a compound to utilise landfill gas for electricity generation
ESS/30/09/ROC: Erection of rehandling pad (not implemented)
ESS/29/10/ROC: Security compound - recently implemented and now in place
ESS/47/10/ROC: Increased sucrharging on part of site
Permission Number & Romp Date Due
Outstanding Submission of details:
Permission No. / Condition No. / Scope of Condition and Action to be taken
ESS/47/10/ROC / 7/12 / Details of soil & machine movements required prior to soil being moved.
(also ESS/51/08/ROC conditions 5 & 11)
27 / Details of soil composting prior to composting taking place
29 / A visual impact mitigation scheme required by 10 September 2011
33 / Noise monitoring – 6 monthly intervals (also ESS/51/08/ROC condition 27)
37 / Landscaping
Constraints:
Weather:Dry/ Windy / Rain / Snow
Noise:Acceptable/ Not acceptable / N/A
Approach Roads:Dry / Dusty / Wet / Muddy / Flooded
Ground:Dry / Dusty / Wet / Damp / Muddy / Flooded
Access: Obstructed / Not Obstructed / Mud on Road / Ice /
Slippery
Wheel Cleaning:Washer / Spinner / Sweeper / None– Sweeper is available on site but not operational during visit
Hose:In use / Not in Use / N/A – only at time of visit (did not see lorries go in or out)
Machinery:Working / Not working – Landfill only
In correct position:Yes / No / N/A
Stockpiles:Height = N/A(stock pile of hardcore for use of site
haul road during winter)
Bunds:Profiled / Grassed / Weeds/ N/A
Actions from last site visit:
None
Inspection Results Summary:
Site tidy and in good order, no significant signs of ‘blown away’ waste against northern boundary fence.
Haul road clear and well maintained.
Landfill currently taking place in eastern cell to fill to a higher level – while weather is good. Operator proposing to move back to western cell, in the Winter, when weather is not so good and the winds pick up.
Details in relation to conditions 27 and 29 of ESS/47/10/ROC expected imminently.
Compliance with Conditions
Permission No. / Condition No. / Scope of Condition and Action to be taken / Action to be taken by
Operator or MPA/WPA
Officer
Actions to be taken before next site visit:
None – although note requirements of conditions as above.
Note:The actions noted in this report are required in order to ensure adequate progress is made and to avoid potential enforcement action against a breach of planning control.
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